pantothenic acid vs acid

pantothenic acid and acid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pantothenic acid	Yes	No	No	No
acid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, acid is a hypernym of pantothenic acid; that is, acid is a word with a broader meaning than pantothenic acid:

pantothenic acid: a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods
acid: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

Other hypernyms of pantothenic acid include B-complex vitamin, B, B complex, B vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex.

pantothenic acid (noun)	acid (noun)
a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods	street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
	any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

pantothenic acid (adjective)	acid (adjective)
	having the characteristics of an acid
	being sour to the taste
	harsh or corrosive in tone