heterocyclic compound vs heterocycle

heterocyclic compound and heterocycle both are nouns.

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

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

heterocyclic compound and heterocycle: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring

Other synonyms of heterocyclic compound include heterocyclic.

heterocyclic compound (noun)	heterocycle (noun)
a compound containing a heterocyclic ring	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