laxative vs physic
physic vs laxativelaxative and physic both are nouns.
laxative is an adjective but physic is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| laxative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| physic | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
physic is a hypernym of
laxative; that is, physic is a
word with a broader meaning than laxative:
- laxative: a mild cathartic
- physic: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
| laxative (noun) | physic (noun) |
|---|---|
| a mild cathartic | a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels |
| laxative (adjective) | physic (adjective) |
|---|---|
| stimulating evacuation of feces |
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