WordCmp.com

sulfa drug vs antibacterial drug

antibacterial drug vs sulfa drug

sulfa drug and antibacterial drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sulfa drug Yes No No No
antibacterial drug Yes No No No
As nouns, antibacterial drug is a hypernym of sulfa drug; that is, antibacterial drug is a word with a broader meaning than sulfa drug:
  • sulfa drug: antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
  • antibacterial drug: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Other hypernyms of sulfa drug include antibacterial, bactericide.
sulfa drug (noun) antibacterial drug (noun)
antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Difference between sulfa drug and antibacterial drug

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.