substance vs vehicle

vehicle vs substance

substance and vehicle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substance	Yes	No	No	No
vehicle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vehicle is a hyponym of substance; that is, vehicle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substance:

substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
vehicle: any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

Other hyponyms of substance include food, nutrient, nutrient, elixir, philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, allergen, assay, pyrectic, pyrogen, pyrogen, hydrocolloid, adulterant, adulterator, propellant, propellent, denaturant, inhibitor, ferment, agent, carcinogen, digestive, fomentation, fuel, lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator, humectant, inoculant, inoculum, jelly, leaven, leavening, refrigerant, lysin, poison, poisonous substance, toxicant, chemical irritant, antigen, ligand, metabolite.

substance (noun)	vehicle (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists	a conveyance that transports people or objects
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties	a medium for the expression or achievement of something
the property of holding together and retaining its shape	any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
the idea that is intended	any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution

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