acetone vs dissolvent

acetone and dissolvent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acetone	Yes	No	No	No
dissolvent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dissolvent is a hypernym of acetone; that is, dissolvent is a word with a broader meaning than acetone:

acetone: the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
dissolvent: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Other hypernyms of acetone include ketone, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent.

acetone (noun)	dissolvent (noun)
the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances