gas vs sulfur dioxide

sulfur dioxide vs gas

gas and sulfur dioxide both are nouns.

gas is a verb but sulfur dioxide is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gas	Yes	No	Yes	No
sulfur dioxide	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sulfur dioxide is a hyponym of gas; that is, sulfur dioxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gas:

gas: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
sulfur dioxide: a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

Other hyponyms of gas include atmosphere, argonon, inert gas, noble gas, atomic number 17, chlorine, Cl, atomic number 9, F, fluorine, atomic number 1, H, hydrogen, atomic number 7, N, nitrogen, atomic number 8, O, oxygen, butane, propane, afterdamp, firedamp, arsine, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, blow gas, blowing gas, butene, butylene, cyanogen, exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes, air, compressed gas, ethene, ethylene, air gas, producer gas, formaldehyde, methanal, greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas, bottled gas, liquefied petroleum gas, water gas, ideal gas, perfect gas, inhalant, methane, ozone, phosgene, phosphine, poison gas, propene, propylene, mephitis, sewer gas, sublimate, sulphur dioxide, lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas.

gas (noun)	sulfur dioxide (noun)
a pedal that controls the throttle valve	a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

gas (verb)	sulfur dioxide (verb)
show off
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

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