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organic compound
In chemistry, a compound whose molecules are based on carbon (with the conventional exception of a few simple carbon compounds such as carbon dioxide). Contrasts with inorganic compounds.
砂糖は有機化合物だ。
Sugar is an organic compound.
有機化合物は炭素を含んでいる。
Organic compounds contain carbon.
この研究室では新しい有機化合物の合成に取り組んでいる。
This laboratory is working on synthesizing new organic compounds.
A basic term in chemistry. The defining feature is a carbon skeleton; living things and the substances derived from them are made largely of organic compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 有機化合物の合成: synthesis of organic compounds
- 揮発性有機化合物: volatile organic compound (VOC)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 無機化合物: inorganic compound — the contrasting category
- 化合物: compound — the general term for a substance of two or more elements