heterocycle vs heterocyclic compound

heterocycle and heterocyclic compound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heterocycle	Yes	No	No	No
heterocyclic compound	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, heterocycle and heterocyclic compound are synonyms defined as:

heterocycle and heterocyclic compound: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring

Other synonyms of heterocycle include heterocyclic.

heterocycle (noun)	heterocyclic compound (noun)
a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon	a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
a compound containing a heterocyclic ring