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organic molecule

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A molecule of the kind normally found in living systems. Organic molecules are usually composed of carbon atoms in rings or long chains, to which are attached other atoms of such elements as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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Before the Webb telescope, methanol was the only complex organic molecule ever confirmed in ice around protostars -- even within our own galaxy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

The rotational properties were enabled by adding molecular components that contained an atom from the 'chalcogen' group of elements in the periodic table, specifically sulfur or selenium, to a simple organic molecule: an amide compound.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

The material the Keshet found and characterized is an organic molecule.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2023

Fermentation uses glycolysis, TCA and ETC but finally gives electrons to an inorganic molecule, whereas anaerobic respiration uses only glycolysis and its final electron acceptor is an organic molecule.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

No organic molecule shows any evidence of intellect, design or purpose.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

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