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drug vs proprietary drug

proprietary drug vs drug

drug and proprietary drug both are nouns.

drug is a verb but proprietary drug is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug Yes No Yes No
proprietary drug Yes No No No
As nouns, proprietary drug is a hyponym of drug; that is, proprietary drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:
  • drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  • proprietary 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)
drug (noun) proprietary 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) proprietary drug (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs
Difference between drug and proprietary drug

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