intoxicant vs alcohol

intoxicant and alcohol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
alcohol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intoxicant and alcohol are synonyms defined as:

intoxicant and alcohol: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other synonyms of intoxicant include alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant.

intoxicant (noun)	alcohol (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

intoxicant (adjective)	alcohol (adjective)
causing intoxication