tonic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs tonic

tonic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tonic	Yes	Yes	No	No
medicinal drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of tonic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than tonic:

tonic: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of tonic include medicament, medication, medicine.

tonic (noun)	medicinal drug (noun)
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

tonic (adjective)	medicinal drug (adjective)
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
imparting vitality and energy
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale

Difference between tonic and medicinal drug

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