benzofuran vs chemical compound

benzofuran and chemical compound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benzofuran	Yes	No	No	No
chemical compound	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chemical compound is a hypernym of benzofuran; that is, chemical compound is a word with a broader meaning than benzofuran:

benzofuran: a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
chemical compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

Other hypernyms of benzofuran include compound.

benzofuran (noun)	chemical compound (noun)
a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight