lycopene vs carotenoid

lycopene and carotenoid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lycopene	Yes	No	No	No
carotenoid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carotenoid is a hypernym of lycopene; that is, carotenoid is a word with a broader meaning than lycopene:

lycopene: carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
carotenoid: any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

lycopene (noun)	carotenoid (noun)
carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer	any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals