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pharmaceutical vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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

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

Words related to "medicinal drug"


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