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pharmaceutic vs medicine

medicine vs pharmaceutic

pharmaceutic and medicine both are nouns.

pharmaceutic is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

pharmaceutic is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

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

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