benzocaine vs local

benzocaine and local both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benzocaine	Yes	No	No	No
local	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, local is a hypernym of benzocaine; that is, local is a word with a broader meaning than benzocaine:

Other hypernyms of benzocaine include local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic.

benzocaine (noun)	local (noun)
a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic	public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
	anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

benzocaine (adjective)	local (adjective)
	relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
	affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
	of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood