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pharmaceutic vs radiopharmaceutical

radiopharmaceutical vs pharmaceutic

pharmaceutic and radiopharmaceutical both are nouns.

pharmaceutic is an adjective but radiopharmaceutical is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pharmaceutic Yes Yes No No
radiopharmaceutical Yes No No No
As nouns, radiopharmaceutical is a hyponym of pharmaceutic; that is, radiopharmaceutical is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pharmaceutic:
  • pharmaceutic: drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
  • radiopharmaceutical: pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
Other hyponyms of pharmaceutic include clot buster, thrombolytic, thrombolytic agent.
pharmaceutic (noun) radiopharmaceutical (noun)
drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
pharmaceutic (adjective) radiopharmaceutical (adjective)
of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Difference between pharmaceutic and radiopharmaceutical

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