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antiseptic vs medicine

medicine vs antiseptic

antiseptic and medicine both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

antiseptic is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiseptic Yes Yes No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of antiseptic; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than antiseptic:
  • antiseptic: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of antiseptic include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
antiseptic (noun) medicine (noun)
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
punishment for one's actions
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
antiseptic (adjective) medicine (adjective)
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
devoid of objectionable language
clean and honest
freeing from error or corruption
antiseptic (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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