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antiseptic vs medication

medication vs antiseptic

antiseptic and medication both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but medication is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiseptic Yes Yes No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hypernym of antiseptic; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than antiseptic:
  • antiseptic: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of antiseptic include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.
antiseptic (noun) medication (noun)
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues the act of treating with medicines or remedies
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
antiseptic (adjective) medication (adjective)
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
devoid of objectionable language
clean and honest
freeing from error or corruption
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