heterocyclic compound vs heterocyclic

heterocyclic compound and heterocyclic both are nouns.

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

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

heterocyclic compound and heterocyclic: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring

Other synonyms of heterocyclic compound include heterocycle.

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

heterocyclic compound (adjective)	heterocyclic (adjective)
	containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom