neutral spirits vs alcohol

neutral spirits and alcohol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neutral spirits	Yes	No	No	No
alcohol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcohol is a hypernym of neutral spirits; that is, alcohol is a word with a broader meaning than neutral spirits:

neutral spirits: nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
alcohol: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hypernyms of neutral spirits include alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant.

neutral spirits (noun)	alcohol (noun)
nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs	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