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curative vs unguent

unguent vs curative

curative and unguent both are nouns.

curative is an adjective but unguent is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
curative Yes Yes No No
unguent Yes No No No
As nouns, unguent is a hyponym of curative; that is, unguent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curative:
  • curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • unguent: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Other hyponyms of curative include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.
curative (noun) unguent (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
curative (adjective) unguent (adjective)
tending to cure or restore to health
Difference between curative and unguent

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