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Taxonomy vs Pethidine - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pethidine

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pethidine is (pharmaceutical drug) a fast-acting opioid analgesic drug used in the treatment of severe pain.

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

    pethidine

    English

    (wikipedia pethidine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A fast-acting opioid analgesic drug used in the treatment of severe pain.
  • *2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 125:
  • *:Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine .

    • Synonyms

    *isonipecaine *lidol *meperidine (USAN name) *operidine *pethanol *piridosal