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drug vs medicine

medicine vs drug

drug and medicine both are nouns.

drug and medicine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug Yes No Yes No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hyponym of drug; that is, medicine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:
  • drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hyponyms of drug include aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug, agonist, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, antagonist, antisyphilitic, anti-TNF compound, botanical, brand-name drug, 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, 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.
As verbs, medicine is a hypernym of drug; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than drug:
  • drug: administer a drug to
  • medicine: treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Other hypernyms of drug include medicate.
drug (noun) medicine (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic 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
drug (verb) medicine (verb)
administer a drug to treat medicinally, treat with medicine
use recreational drugs
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