Organic chemistry Common

Organic chemistry has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

organic chemistry

The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).

See Also

biochemistry mercaptoethanol neighbouring group participation organochemical inorganic chemistry sodium iodide diethylzinc especially

Related Terms

biochemistry mercaptoethanol neighbouring group participation organochemical inorganic chemistry sodium iodide diethylzinc especially heterolysis compound catenation living occur dimethyl sulfate carbochemistry trimethylsilylazide electrophilic substitution lithium aluminium hydride steric hindrance substitution

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

chemistry

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

biochemistry phytochemistry

Rhyming Words

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