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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organic molecule

Published in Nature Materials, the research demonstrates how adding a particular organic molecule during the melting process can rearrange chemical bonds within certain types of glass.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

These metal-containing compounds can react with carbon monoxide to produce an organic molecule called phenanthridinone.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2023

Carbon, in the form of CO2, must be taken from the atmosphere and attached to an existing organic molecule in the Calvin cycle.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Ione wondered if it might not be something like an organic molecule on a large scale.

From The Einstein See-Saw by Miles John Breuer

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