sol vs colloid

sol and colloid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sol	Yes	No	No	No
colloid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, colloid is a hypernym of sol; that is, colloid is a word with a broader meaning than sol:

sol: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
colloid: a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

sol (noun)	colloid (noun)
the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization	a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid