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astringent vs medicine

medicine vs astringent

astringent and medicine both are nouns.

astringent is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

astringent is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
astringent Yes Yes No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of astringent; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than astringent:
  • astringent: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of astringent include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
astringent (noun) medicine (noun)
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals 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
astringent (adjective) medicine (adjective)
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
sour or bitter in taste
astringent (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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