xylene vs solvent

xylene and solvent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
xylene	Yes	No	No	No
solvent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, solvent is a hypernym of xylene; that is, solvent is a word with a broader meaning than xylene:

Other hypernyms of xylene include dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent.

xylene (noun)	solvent (noun)
a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

xylene (adjective)	solvent (adjective)
	capable of meeting financial obligations