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organic chemistry
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
organic chemistry
(noun)
inorganic chemistry
(noun)
organic chemistry
noun
organic chemistry
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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:
a branch of chemistry that is concerned with carbon and especially carbon compounds which are found in living things
—
compare
inorganic chemistry
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replenish
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