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antiseptic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs antiseptic

antiseptic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but medicinal drug is not an adjective.

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

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