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febrifuge vs medicine

medicine vs febrifuge

febrifuge and medicine both are nouns.

febrifuge is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
febrifuge Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of febrifuge; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than febrifuge:
  • febrifuge: any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of febrifuge include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
febrifuge (noun) medicine (noun)
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever 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
febrifuge (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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