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vasoconstrictor vs cold

cold vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor and cold both are nouns.

vasoconstrictor is not an adjective while cold is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasoconstrictor Yes No No No
cold Yes Yes No No
As nouns, cold is a hyponym of vasoconstrictor; that is, cold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vasoconstrictor:
  • vasoconstrictor: 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
  • cold: the absence of heat
vasoconstrictor (noun) cold (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 the absence of heat
the sensation produced by low temperatures
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
vasoconstrictor (adjective) cold (adjective)
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
lacking the warmth of life
of a seeker; far from the object sought
without compunction or human feeling
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
marked by errorless familiarity
having lost freshness through passage of time
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
sexually unresponsive
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
Difference between vasoconstrictor and cold

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