organic chemistry
noun
: a branch of chemistry that is concerned with carbon and especially carbon compounds which are found in living things
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As an example, sciences like process chemistry and organic chemistry are a dying art in the U.S., and there have been a dearth of students going into these disciplines.
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Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Even if the molecules didn’t originate from cells, the discovery remains important, because the large compounds suggest organic chemistry on Mars achieved higher complexity than what scientists had previously observed.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Most of the federal grants for science at universities support specific areas of science, such as particle physics, organic chemistry, microbiology or others.
—Filomena Nunes, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
However, a pivotal moment during an organic chemistry lecture led her to reassess her educational path.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
And the other, in the journal Nature, found that the samples contained minerals formed when brine – salty water –evaporated on Bennu's parent body, the type of wet environment where prebiotic organic chemistry may have brewed.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In the mid-19th century, advances in dyeing technology and synthetic organic chemistry allowed the textile industry, previously limited to what was available in nature, to mass-produce a rainbow’s worth of new shades.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Armed with a master’s degree in science with a specialisation in organic chemistry from the University of Mumbai, Arora joined the company as a director in 1983.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Katie Hafner: Dora wrote her thesis on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, an aspect of organic chemistry still used in industry today.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Even if the molecules didn’t originate from cells, the discovery remains important, because the large compounds suggest organic chemistry on Mars achieved higher complexity than what scientists had previously observed.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Most of the federal grants for science at universities support specific areas of science, such as particle physics, organic chemistry, microbiology or others.
—Filomena Nunes, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
However, a pivotal moment during an organic chemistry lecture led her to reassess her educational path.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
And the other, in the journal Nature, found that the samples contained minerals formed when brine – salty water –evaporated on Bennu's parent body, the type of wet environment where prebiotic organic chemistry may have brewed.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In the mid-19th century, advances in dyeing technology and synthetic organic chemistry allowed the textile industry, previously limited to what was available in nature, to mass-produce a rainbow’s worth of new shades.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Armed with a master’s degree in science with a specialisation in organic chemistry from the University of Mumbai, Arora joined the company as a director in 1983.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Katie Hafner: Dora wrote her thesis on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, an aspect of organic chemistry still used in industry today.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Organic chemistry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organic%20chemistry. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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