experiment vs research

experiment and research both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
experiment	Yes	No	Yes	No
research	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, research is a hypernym of experiment; that is, research is a word with a broader meaning than experiment:

Other hypernyms of experiment include enquiry, inquiry.

experiment (noun)	research (noun)
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation	systematic investigation to establish facts
a venture at something new or different	a search for knowledge
the testing of an idea

experiment (verb)	research (verb)
to conduct a test or investigation	inquire into
try something new, as in order to gain experience	attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner