intoxicant vs potable

intoxicant and potable both are nouns.

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

As nouns, potable is a hypernym of intoxicant; that is, potable is a word with a broader meaning than intoxicant:

Other hypernyms of intoxicant include drug of abuse, street drug, beverage, drink, drinkable.

intoxicant (noun)	potable (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	any liquid suitable for drinking
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

intoxicant (adjective)	potable (adjective)
causing intoxication	suitable for drinking