organic compound

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Noun

organic compound (plural organic compounds)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms covalently bound to other atoms.

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By convention they do not include the carbides, carbonates, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; carbon disulphide is debatable.

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