carbon tetrachloride vs solvent

carbon tetrachloride and solvent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carbon tetrachloride	Yes	No	No	No
solvent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, solvent is a hypernym of carbon tetrachloride; that is, solvent is a word with a broader meaning than carbon tetrachloride:

carbon tetrachloride: a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
solvent: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Other hypernyms of carbon tetrachloride include dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, tetrachloride.

carbon tetrachloride (noun)	solvent (noun)
a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

carbon tetrachloride (adjective)	solvent (adjective)
	capable of meeting financial obligations