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coldness vs pressor

pressor vs coldness

coldness and pressor both are nouns.

coldness is not an adjective while pressor is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coldness Yes No No No
pressor Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pressor is a hypernym of coldness; that is, pressor is a word with a broader meaning than coldness:
  • coldness: the absence of heat
  • pressor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Other hypernyms of coldness include vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, temperature.
coldness (noun) pressor (noun)
the absence of heat any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
a lack of affection or enthusiasm
the sensation produced by low temperatures
coldness (adjective) pressor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between coldness and pressor

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