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petrol vs napalm

napalm vs petrol

petrol and napalm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
petrol Yes No No No
napalm Yes No No No
As nouns, napalm is a hyponym of petrol; that is, napalm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than petrol:
  • petrol: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
  • napalm: gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
Other hyponyms of petrol include leaded gasoline, leaded petrol, unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol.
petrol (noun) napalm (noun)
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
Difference between petrol and napalm

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