medium vs food

medium and food both are nouns.

medium is an adjective but food is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No
food	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, food is a hypernym of medium; that is, food is a word with a broader meaning than medium:

medium: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of medium include nutrient.

medium (noun)	food (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication	anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information	any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the surrounding environment
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
an intervening substance through which something is achieved

medium (adjective)	food (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between medium and food

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