racial vs racist

racial is not a noun while racist is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
racial	No	Yes	No	No
racist	Yes	Yes	No	No

racial (noun)	racist (noun)
	a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

racial (adjective)	racist (adjective)
of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups	discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people	based on racial intolerance