smoke vs indicant

indicant vs smoke

smoke and indicant both are nouns.

smoke is a verb but indicant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smoke	Yes	No	Yes	No
indicant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indicant is a hypernym of smoke; that is, indicant is a word with a broader meaning than smoke:

smoke: an indication of some hidden activity
indicant: something that serves to indicate or suggest

Other hypernyms of smoke include indication.

smoke (noun)	indicant (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity	something that serves to indicate or suggest
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
street names for marijuana
something with no concrete substance
an indication of some hidden activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

smoke (verb)	indicant (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
emit a cloud of fine particles

Difference between smoke and indicant

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