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noradrenaline vs pressor

pressor vs noradrenaline

noradrenaline and pressor both are nouns.

noradrenaline is not an adjective while pressor is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
noradrenaline Yes No No No
pressor Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pressor is a hypernym of noradrenaline; that is, pressor is a word with a broader meaning than noradrenaline:
  • noradrenaline: a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
  • pressor: 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 noradrenaline include vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, monoamine neurotransmitter, catecholamine.
noradrenaline (noun) pressor (noun)
a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses 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
noradrenaline (adjective) pressor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between noradrenaline and pressor

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