nitrile vs organic compound

nitrile and organic compound both are nouns.

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

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

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

nitrile (noun)	organic compound (noun)
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN	any compound of carbon and another element or a radical