mepacrine vs anthelminthic

mepacrine and anthelminthic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mepacrine	Yes	No	No	No
anthelminthic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, anthelminthic is a hypernym of mepacrine; that is, anthelminthic is a word with a broader meaning than mepacrine:

mepacrine: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
anthelminthic: a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

Other hypernyms of mepacrine include antimalarial, antimalarial drug, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge.

mepacrine (noun)	anthelminthic (noun)
a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria	a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

mepacrine (adjective)	anthelminthic (adjective)
	capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms