snake oil vs liquid

liquid vs snake oil

snake oil and liquid both are nouns.

snake oil is not an adjective while liquid is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snake oil	Yes	No	No	No
liquid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, liquid is a hypernym of snake oil; that is, liquid is a word with a broader meaning than snake oil:

snake oil: (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

snake oil (noun)	liquid (noun)
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive	a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless	the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
	fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
	a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

snake oil (adjective)	liquid (adjective)
	existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
	changed from a solid to a liquid state
	clear and bright
	in cash or easily convertible to cash
	smooth and unconstrained in movement
	smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
	filled or brimming with tears

Difference between snake oil and liquid

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