larvicide vs chemical

larvicide and chemical both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
larvicide	Yes	No	No	No
chemical	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, chemical is a hypernym of larvicide; that is, chemical is a word with a broader meaning than larvicide:

larvicide: a chemical used to kill larval pests
chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

Other hypernyms of larvicide include chemical substance.

larvicide (noun)	chemical (noun)
a chemical used to kill larval pests	material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

larvicide (adjective)	chemical (adjective)
	relating to or used in chemistry
	of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes