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| + | [[Organic]] from [[Middle English]] ''organic'', ''organik'', from [[Old French]] ''organique'', via [[Latin]] ''organicus'' from [[Greek]] ''organikos'' ("relating to an organ or instrument") and [[compound]] From Middle English ''compounen'', from [[Middle French]] ''componre'', ''compondre'' (“to put together”), from Latin ''componō'', from Latin ''com-'' (“together”) + ''ponō'' (“to put”). | ||
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| + | Not only are organic compounds essential to [[Life|living]] [[organism]]s, but the common belief until the nineteenth century was that only living organisms could produce them, whence the name. When it was shown in the early 1800s that they could also be produced synthetically in the [[laboratory]], the old name was kept. | ||
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| + | '''organic compound''' (plural '''organic compounds''') | ||
| + | # ([[organic chemistry]]) Any compound containing [[carbon]] [[atom]]s [[covalently]] [[bound]] to other atoms. | ||
| + | #: ''[[Meteorite]]s contain a wide range of '''organic compounds''''' | ||
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| − | By convention they do not include the [[carbide]]s, [[carbonate]]s, [[carbon monoxide]] and [[carbon dioxide]]; [[carbon disulphide]] is debatable. | + | By convention they do not include the [[carbide]]s, [[carbonate]]s, [[carbon monoxide]], and [[carbon dioxide]]; [[carbon disulphide]] is debatable. |
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 6 August 2023
Etymology
Organic from Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, via Latin organicus from Greek organikos ("relating to an organ or instrument") and compound From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
Not only are organic compounds essential to living organisms, but the common belief until the nineteenth century was that only living organisms could produce them, whence the name. When it was shown in the early 1800s that they could also be produced synthetically in the laboratory, the old name was kept.
Noun
organic compound (plural organic compounds)
- (organic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms covalently bound to other atoms.
- Meteorites contain a wide range of organic compounds
Usage notes
By convention they do not include the carbides, carbonates, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide; carbon disulphide is debatable.
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