cyanide vs organic compound

cyanide and organic compound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cyanide	Yes	No	No	No
organic compound	Yes	No	No	No

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

cyanide: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
organic compound: any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

cyanide (noun)	organic compound (noun)
an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid	any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN