organic compound

collocation in English

meaningsoforganicandcompound

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organic
adjective
uk
/ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/us
/ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/
not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and ...
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compound
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us
/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/
chemistryspecialized
a chemical that combines two or ...
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(Definition oforganicandcompoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, in combination, and considering the non-detection of anyorganiccompoundin the upper soil made people search for a non-biological explanation.
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We perform experiments simulating a possible prebiotic environment, in which anorganiccompoundis adsorbed in soil and exposed to an energy source.
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I will discuss both proposed pathways for abioticorganiccompoundformation using results of recent experimental studies as a point of reference.
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The laboratory uses a complementary suite of in situ instruments that focus on state-ofthe-artorganiccompounddetection coupled with determinations of the oxidation chemistry.
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In these cases it is only possible to say that anorganiccompoundis present, but the specific definition of the biochemical is no longer possible.
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The problem has been exacerbated by the two-year delay in the control of volatileorganiccompoundemissions.
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It is a dihydroxybenzoic acid, a type oforganiccompound.
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It uses a water-basedorganiccompoundthat selectively bonds to copper and provides an organometallic layer that protects the copper during soldering.
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Anorganiccompoundmay consist of many isomers.
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In this context, a small molecule is a smallorganiccompoundthat is biologically active, but is not a polymer.
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Tropane is anorganiccompoundcontaining nitrogen and it is from tropane that atropine is derived.
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They can digest and derive nutrition from almost anyorganiccompound.
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It is particularly adept at breaking down lignin, which is the second most abundant renewableorganiccompoundin the biosphere, after cellulose.
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The most common type of nail polish remover contains the volatileorganiccompoundacetone.
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Since the detection of thisorganiccompound, many research groups have attempted to theorize various chemical routes to explain its formation in stellar systems.
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An example of a purelyorganiccompoundwith four-center two-electron bonding is the adamantyl dication.
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So the liquid (oil or anyorganiccompound) can not conduct electricity.
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