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antiviral vs dideoxyinosine

dideoxyinosine vs antiviral

antiviral and dideoxyinosine both are nouns.

antiviral is an adjective but dideoxyinosine is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiviral Yes Yes No No
dideoxyinosine Yes No No No
As nouns, dideoxyinosine is a hyponym of antiviral; that is, dideoxyinosine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antiviral:
  • antiviral: any drug that destroys viruses
  • dideoxyinosine: an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor
antiviral (noun) dideoxyinosine (noun)
any drug that destroys viruses an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor
antiviral (adjective) dideoxyinosine (adjective)
inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses
Difference between antiviral and dideoxyinosine

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