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pressor vs Privine

Privine vs pressor

pressor and Privine both are nouns.

pressor is an adjective but Privine is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pressor Yes Yes No No
Privine Yes No No No
As nouns, Privine is a hyponym of pressor; that is, Privine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pressor:
  • pressor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
  • Privine: vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
pressor (noun) Privine (noun)
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
pressor (adjective) Privine (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between pressor and Privine

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