有機化合物(ゆうきかごうぶつ)

ゆうきかごうぶつ
noun
organic compound
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1. 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(さとう)は有機化合物(ゆうきかごうぶつ)だ。
Sugar is an organic compound.
有機化合物(ゆうきかごうぶつ)は炭素(たんそ)を含(ふく)んでいる。
Organic compounds contain carbon.
この研究室(けんきゅうしつ)では新(あたら)しい有機化合物(ゆうきかごうぶつ)の合成(ごうせい)に取(と)り組(く)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(ゆうきかごうぶつ)の合成(ごうせい): synthesis of organic compounds
  • 揮発性(きはつせい)有機化合物(ゆうきかごうぶつ): volatile organic compound (VOC)

Similar words

  • 無機化合物(むきかごうぶつ): inorganic compound — the contrasting category
  • 化合物(かごうぶつ): compound — the general term for a substance of two or more elements

Related Words

Compare: 有機物(ゆうきぶつ) (organic matter)
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