alcohol vs butanol

alcohol and butanol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcohol	Yes	No	No	No
butanol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, butanol is a hyponym of alcohol; that is, butanol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcohol:

alcohol: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
butanol: a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents

alcohol (noun)	butanol (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation