penicillin vs antibiotic drug

antibiotic drug vs penicillin

penicillin and antibiotic drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penicillin	Yes	No	No	No
antibiotic drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, antibiotic drug is a hypernym of penicillin; that is, antibiotic drug is a word with a broader meaning than penicillin:

penicillin: any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
antibiotic drug: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Other hypernyms of penicillin include antibiotic.

penicillin (noun)	antibiotic drug (noun)
any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases	a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Difference between penicillin and antibiotic drug

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