intoxicant vs street drug

street drug vs intoxicant

intoxicant and street drug both are nouns.

intoxicant is an adjective but street drug is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
street drug	Yes	No	No	No

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

intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
street drug: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction

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

intoxicant (noun)	street drug (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

intoxicant (adjective)	street drug (adjective)
causing intoxication

Difference between intoxicant and street drug

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