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antitussive vs medicine

medicine vs antitussive

antitussive and medicine both are nouns.

antitussive is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antitussive Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of antitussive; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than antitussive:
  • antitussive: any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of antitussive include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
antitussive (noun) medicine (noun)
any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing 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
antitussive (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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