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patent medicine vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs patent medicine

patent medicine and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patent medicine Yes No No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of patent medicine; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than patent medicine:
  • patent medicine: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of patent medicine include medicament, medication, medicine.
patent medicine (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Difference between patent medicine and medicinal drug

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