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wood spirit vs alcohol

alcohol vs wood spirit

wood spirit and alcohol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood spirit Yes No No No
alcohol Yes No No No
As nouns, alcohol is a hypernym of wood spirit; that is, alcohol is a word with a broader meaning than wood spirit:
  • wood spirit: a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
  • alcohol: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Other hypernyms of wood spirit include fuel.
wood spirit (noun) alcohol (noun)
a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Difference between wood spirit and alcohol

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