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pharmaceutic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs pharmaceutic

pharmaceutic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

pharmaceutic is an adjective but medicinal drug is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pharmaceutic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of pharmaceutic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than pharmaceutic:
  • pharmaceutic: drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of pharmaceutic include medicament, medication, medicine.
pharmaceutic (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
pharmaceutic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Difference between pharmaceutic and medicinal drug

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