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Taxonomy vs Corroborant - What's the difference?

taxonomy | corroborant |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and corroborant

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while corroborant is anything that gives strength or support; a tonic.

As an adjective corroborant is

strengthening; supporting; corroborating.

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

    corroborant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • strengthening; supporting; corroborating
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic.
  • * 1778 , William Lewis, The New Dispensatory (page 91)
    • The sensible qualities of argentina promise no great virtue of this kind; for to the taste it discovers only a slight roughishness, from whence it may be presumed to be entitled to a place only among the milder corroborants .
  • * Southey
    • The brain, with its proper corroborants , especially with sweet odours and with music.
    (Webster 1913) ----