sal ammoniac vs salt

sal ammoniac and salt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sal ammoniac	Yes	No	No	No
salt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, salt is a hypernym of sal ammoniac; that is, salt is a word with a broader meaning than sal ammoniac:

sal ammoniac: a white salt used in dry cells
salt: a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

sal ammoniac (noun)	salt (noun)
a white salt used in dry cells	the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
	white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

sal ammoniac (adjective)	salt (adjective)
	(of speech) painful or bitter