| organic chemistry n. The chemistry of carbon compounds. |
organic chemistry
n
(Chemistry) the branch of chemistry concerned with the compounds of carbon: originally confined to compounds produced by living organisms but now extended to include man-made substances based on carbon, such as plastics Compare inorganic chemistry
| organic chemistry The branch of chemistry that deals with carbon and organic compounds, especially hydrocarbons. |
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| Noun | 1. |  organic chemistry - the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions phytochemistry - the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants |
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