potable vs intoxicant

intoxicant vs potable

potable and intoxicant both are nouns.

potable and intoxicant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potable	Yes	Yes	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, intoxicant is a hyponym of potable; that is, intoxicant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potable:

potable: any liquid suitable for drinking
intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hyponyms of potable include milk, wish-wash, potion, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, hydromel, oenomel, near beer, ginger beer, mixer, cooler, refresher, smoothie, fizz, cider, cyder, chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, fruit crush, fruit juice, ade, fruit drink, mate, soft drink, coffee, java, tea, tea-like drink, drinking water, horchata, parahoma.

potable (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
any liquid suitable for drinking	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

potable (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
suitable for drinking	causing intoxication

Difference between potable and intoxicant

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