cytotoxic drug vs medicinal drug

cytotoxic drug and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cytotoxic drug	Yes	No	No	No
medicinal drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of cytotoxic drug; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than cytotoxic drug:

cytotoxic drug: any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of cytotoxic drug include medicament, medication, medicine.

cytotoxic drug (noun)	medicinal drug (noun)
any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

cytotoxic drug vs medicinal drug

cytotoxic drug and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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