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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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.
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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
To stay competitive, CEOs and business leaders should embrace dyslexic thinking (and individuals) in the workplace for two key reasons:
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In science, general chemistry is vastly different from organic chemistry.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Life Three places on Earth where life might have started
Ancient organic chemistry.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Lucy the spacecraft will probe mysteries of organic chemistry and planet formation.
—Lucille Lang Day, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
There is an organic chemistry onscreen between Lucy and Daniel as their courtship is tested by the appearance of the philandering but charming womanizer Miles (George Sanders).
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Kohn also became a de facto grandfather for Perlin’s son, and in a perfect coda to this relationship, that son, Pesach, is now a Ph.D in organic chemistry, pursuing work that draws upon the breakthroughs that won Kohn the Nobel Prize.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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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
To stay competitive, CEOs and business leaders should embrace dyslexic thinking (and individuals) in the workplace for two key reasons:
Abstract Thinking And Visualization
In science, general chemistry is vastly different from organic chemistry.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Life Three places on Earth where life might have started
Ancient organic chemistry.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Lucy the spacecraft will probe mysteries of organic chemistry and planet formation.
—Lucille Lang Day, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
There is an organic chemistry onscreen between Lucy and Daniel as their courtship is tested by the appearance of the philandering but charming womanizer Miles (George Sanders).
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Kohn also became a de facto grandfather for Perlin’s son, and in a perfect coda to this relationship, that son, Pesach, is now a Ph.D in organic chemistry, pursuing work that draws upon the breakthroughs that won Kohn the Nobel Prize.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Organic chemistry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organic%20chemistry. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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