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painkiller vs medicine

medicine vs painkiller

painkiller and medicine both are nouns.

painkiller is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
painkiller Yes No No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of painkiller; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than painkiller:
  • painkiller: a medicine used to relieve pain
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of painkiller include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
painkiller (noun) medicine (noun)
a medicine used to relieve pain the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
punishment for one's actions
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
painkiller (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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