indicant vs trace

trace vs indicant

indicant and trace both are nouns.

indicant is not a verb while trace is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indicant	Yes	No	No	No
trace	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

indicant: something that serves to indicate or suggest
trace: an indication that something has been present

Other hyponyms of indicant include gesture, evidence, shadow, tincture, vestige, symptom, signalisation, signalization, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor, clue, hint, smoke.

indicant (noun)	trace (noun)
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time	a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
something that serves to indicate or suggest	either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
	an indication that something has been present
	a suggestion of some quality
	a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
	a just detectable amount

indicant (verb)	trace (verb)
	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
	read with difficulty
	make a mark or lines on a surface
	copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
	pursue or chase relentlessly
	to go back over again
	make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
	discover traces of

Difference between indicant and trace

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