dapsone vs bactericide

dapsone and bactericide both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dapsone	Yes	No	No	No
bactericide	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bactericide is a hypernym of dapsone; that is, bactericide is a word with a broader meaning than dapsone:

dapsone: antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
bactericide: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

Other hypernyms of dapsone include antibacterial, antibacterial drug.

dapsone (noun)	bactericide (noun)
antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases	any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
	any chemical agent that destroys bacteria