cream vs lanolin

lanolin vs cream

cream and lanolin both are nouns.

cream is a verb but lanolin is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cream	Yes	No	Yes	No
lanolin	Yes	No	No	No

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

cream: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
lanolin: an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

Other hyponyms of cream include cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream, hand cream, nard, spikenard, sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen.

cream (noun)	lanolin (noun)
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin	an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
the part of milk containing the butterfat	a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
the best people or things in a group

cream (verb)	lanolin (verb)
add cream to one's coffee, for example
make creamy by beating
remove from the surface
put on cream, as on one's face or body
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Difference between cream and lanolin

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