liquor vs inebriant

liquor and inebriant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquor	Yes	No	No	No
inebriant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inebriant is a hypernym of liquor; that is, inebriant is a word with a broader meaning than liquor:

Other hypernyms of liquor include alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, intoxicant.

liquor (noun)	inebriant (noun)
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked
a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process