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Physic vs Taxonomy - What's the difference?

physic | taxonomy |

As nouns the difference between physic and taxonomy

is that physic is (countable) a medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative while taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective physic

is relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

As a verb physic

is to cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

physic

English

Alternative forms

* physick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

    • Noun

  • (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  • (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  • (obsolete) A physician.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Derived terms

    * physician

    Verb

  • To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

    • taxonomy

    English

    (wikipedia taxonomy)

    Noun

    (taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology