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the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.

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Origin of organic chemistry

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby organic chemistry

organ grinder, organic, organic acid, organically, organic brain syndrome, organic chemistry, organic compound, organic compounds, organic contracture, organic disease, organic evolution

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Any plans to grow her exercise movement must, she insists, remain “completely organic.”
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I learned some things I can never unlearn about organic decomposition and human bone.
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As such, they allow us a peek at the chemistry before the planets and moons evolved into what we know them as today.
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They all broke off into clusters, working with a seamless, almost organic precision.
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Muslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.
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Chemistry has taught us that nicotine is only one among many principles which are contained in the plant.
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But in the organic world there is no such thing as the "fit" or the "unfit," in any higher or moral sense.
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It is an important point in diagnosis between functional and organic conditions.
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Absence or marked diminution, therefore, indicates organic disease of the stomach.
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When the amount of free hydrochloric acid is normal, organic disease of the stomach probably does not exist.
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British Dictionary definitions for organic chemistry

organic chemistry

noun

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 plasticsCompare inorganic chemistry

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Medical definitions for organic chemistry

organic chemistry

n.

The chemistry of compounds containing carbon.

Scientific definitions for organic chemistry

organic chemistry

The branch of chemistry that deals with carbon and organic compounds, especially hydrocarbons.

Cultural definitions for organic chemistry

organic chemistry

The branch of chemistry dealing with organic molecules (see also organic molecule).

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