acetone vs solvent

acetone and solvent both are nouns.

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

As nouns, solvent is a hypernym of acetone; that is, solvent 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
solvent: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

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

acetone (noun)	solvent (noun)
the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

acetone (adjective)	solvent (adjective)
	capable of meeting financial obligations