p-n-p transistor vs transistor

p-n-p transistor and transistor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
p-n-p transistor	Yes	No	No	No
transistor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transistor is a hypernym of p-n-p transistor; that is, transistor is a word with a broader meaning than p-n-p transistor:

p-n-p transistor: a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector
transistor: a semiconductor device capable of amplification

Other hypernyms of p-n-p transistor include electronic transistor, junction transistor.

p-n-p transistor (noun)	transistor (noun)
a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector	a semiconductor device capable of amplification