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pharmaceutical vs medicament

medicament vs pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical and medicament both are nouns.

pharmaceutical is an adjective but medicament is not an adjective.

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

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