benzoate vs salt

benzoate and salt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benzoate	Yes	No	No	No
salt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, salt is a hypernym of benzoate; that is, salt is a word with a broader meaning than benzoate:

benzoate: any salt or ester of benzoic acid
salt: a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

benzoate (noun)	salt (noun)
any salt or ester of benzoic acid	the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
	white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

benzoate (adjective)	salt (adjective)
	(of speech) painful or bitter