organic molecule

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1. 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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Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Slate

Another surprise is that DNA—a fragile organic molecule—can stay intact for so long.

From Science Magazine

He tested the organic molecule’s ability to drive a Diels-Alder reaction, which can build rings of carbon atoms.

From New York Times