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decongestant vs medicine

medicine vs decongestant

decongestant and medicine both are nouns.

decongestant is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decongestant Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of decongestant; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than decongestant:
  • decongestant: a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of decongestant include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
decongestant (noun) medicine (noun)
a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion 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
decongestant (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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