amino acid vs organic compound

amino acid and organic compound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amino acid	Yes	No	No	No
organic compound	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organic compound is a hypernym of amino acid; that is, organic compound is a word with a broader meaning than amino acid:

amino acid: organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
organic compound: any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

amino acid (noun)	organic compound (noun)
organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group	any compound of carbon and another element or a radical