NOUN | cognition | organic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally / originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) |
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Meaning | The chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally / originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially). | |
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Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | |
Narrower | biochemistry | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
phytochemistry | The branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | |
Broader | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Spanish | química orgánica | |
Catalan | química orgànica |
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