cofactor vs chemical compound

cofactor and chemical compound both are nouns.

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

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

cofactor: a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
chemical compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

Other hypernyms of cofactor include compound.

cofactor (noun)	chemical compound (noun)
a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight