drug vs brand-name drug

brand-name drug vs drug

drug and brand-name drug both are nouns.

drug is a verb but brand-name drug is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drug	Yes	No	Yes	No
brand-name drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, brand-name drug is a hyponym of drug; that is, brand-name drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:

drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
brand-name drug: a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)

Other hyponyms of drug include aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug, agonist, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, antagonist, antisyphilitic, anti-TNF compound, botanical, proprietary drug, controlled substance, dilator, diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill, drug of abuse, street drug, Feosol, Fergon, fertility drug, generic drug, intoxicant, levallorphan, Lorfan, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug, mydriatic, mydriatic drug, narcotic, pentoxifylline, Trental, consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance, psychotropic agent, relaxant, hypnotic, soporific, excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug, appetite suppressant, suppressant, synergist, anti-impotence drug, virility drug, arsenical.

drug (noun)	brand-name drug (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic	a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)

drug (verb)	brand-name drug (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs

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