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pharmaceutical vs medicine

medicine vs pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical and medicine both are nouns.

pharmaceutical is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

pharmaceutical is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

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