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nicotine vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor vs nicotine

nicotine and vasoconstrictor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nicotine Yes No No No
vasoconstrictor Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstrictor is a hypernym of nicotine; that is, vasoconstrictor is a word with a broader meaning than nicotine:
  • nicotine: an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
  • vasoconstrictor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Other hypernyms of nicotine include pressor, vasoconstrictive, alkaloid, phytotoxin, plant toxin.
nicotine (noun) vasoconstrictor (noun)
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Difference between nicotine and vasoconstrictor

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