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how is the word organism related to organic compounds

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Organic compound Definition noun, plural: organic compounds Any compound containing carbon atom. Supplement An organic compound always contains carbon. A few exceptions are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, carbides, and thyocyanates, which are considered inorganic. Examples of organic compounds are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Word origin: named after the early notion that organic compounds could only be synthesized in living organisms through vis-vitalis (a life-force). Compare: inorganic compound

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Carbon- living Organisms contain, Inorganic-non living

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only Organic if Carbon with Hydrogen, C-H other wise it is inorganic

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