acetin vs ethanoate

acetin and ethanoate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acetin	Yes	No	No	No
ethanoate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ethanoate is a hypernym of acetin; that is, ethanoate is a word with a broader meaning than acetin:

acetin: any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together
ethanoate: a salt or ester of acetic acid

Other hypernyms of acetin include acetate.

acetin (noun)	ethanoate (noun)
any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together	a salt or ester of acetic acid