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antiseptic vs sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate

sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate vs antiseptic

antiseptic and sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate both are nouns.

antiseptic is an adjective but sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiseptic Yes Yes No No
sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate Yes No No No
As nouns, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate is a hyponym of antiseptic; that is, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antiseptic:
  • antiseptic: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
  • sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate: a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
antiseptic (noun) sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate (noun)
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
antiseptic (adjective) sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate (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 sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate

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