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expectorant vs medicine

medicine vs expectorant

expectorant and medicine both are nouns.

expectorant is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

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