dideoxyinosine vs antiviral

dideoxyinosine and antiviral both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dideoxyinosine	Yes	No	No	No
antiviral	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, antiviral is a hypernym of dideoxyinosine; that is, antiviral is a word with a broader meaning than dideoxyinosine:

dideoxyinosine: an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor
antiviral: any drug that destroys viruses

Other hypernyms of dideoxyinosine include antiviral agent, antiviral drug.

dideoxyinosine (noun)	antiviral (noun)
an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor	any drug that destroys viruses

dideoxyinosine (adjective)	antiviral (adjective)
	inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses