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styptic vs medicine

medicine vs styptic

styptic and medicine both are nouns.

styptic is an adjective but medicine is not an adjective.

styptic is not a verb while medicine is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
styptic Yes Yes No No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As nouns, medicine is a hypernym of styptic; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than styptic:
  • styptic: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
  • medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of styptic include medicament, medication, medicinal drug.
styptic (noun) medicine (noun)
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals 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
styptic (adjective) medicine (adjective)
tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
styptic (verb) medicine (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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