narcotic vs methadone hydrochloride

methadone hydrochloride vs narcotic

narcotic and methadone hydrochloride both are nouns.

narcotic is an adjective but methadone hydrochloride is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
narcotic	Yes	Yes	No	No
methadone hydrochloride	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, methadone hydrochloride is a hyponym of narcotic; that is, methadone hydrochloride is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than narcotic:

narcotic: a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
methadone hydrochloride: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction

Other hyponyms of narcotic include hard drug, Demerol, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, methadon, methadone, synthetic heroin, opiate, opium, recreational drug, soft drug.

narcotic (noun)	methadone hydrochloride (noun)
a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction	synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction

narcotic (adjective)	methadone hydrochloride (adjective)
of or relating to or designating narcotics
inducing stupor or narcosis
inducing mental lethargy

Difference between narcotic and methadone hydrochloride

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