gramicidin vs antibiotic

antibiotic vs gramicidin

gramicidin and antibiotic both are nouns.

gramicidin is not an adjective while antibiotic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gramicidin	Yes	No	No	No
antibiotic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, antibiotic is a hypernym of gramicidin; that is, antibiotic is a word with a broader meaning than gramicidin:

gramicidin: an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
antibiotic: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Other hypernyms of gramicidin include antibiotic drug, antiseptic.

gramicidin (noun)	antibiotic (noun)
an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria	a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

gramicidin (adjective)	antibiotic (adjective)
	of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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