blood vs blood type

blood type vs blood

blood and blood type both are nouns.

blood is a verb but blood type is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blood	Yes	No	Yes	No
blood type	Yes	No	No	No

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

blood: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
blood type: human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens

Other hyponyms of blood include arterial blood, blood group, gore, lifeblood, blood stream, bloodstream, blood clot, grume, cord blood, menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow, venous blood, whole blood.

blood (noun)	blood type (noun)
temperament or disposition	human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
the hereditary derivation of an individual
people viewed as members of a group
a dissolute man in fashionable society

blood (verb)	blood type (verb)
smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Difference between blood and blood type

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