Dictionary entry details
• ORGANIC COMPOUND (noun)
Meaning:
Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("organic compound" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organic compound"):
xanthine (crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine)
ketone (any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals)
hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)
humic substance (an organic residue of decaying organic matter)
erythrocytolysin; erythrolysin; haemolysin; hemolysin (any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin)
hemiacetal (an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones)
halocarbon (one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens)
resin; rosin (any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules)
glycoside (a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides)
furan; furane; furfuran (a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon)
ester (formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water)
cyanohydrin (any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom)
macromolecule; supermolecule (any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals)
nitrobenzene (a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline)
imide (any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-)
carbamide; urea (the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics)
thiouracil (depresses the function of the thyroid gland)
nonsteroid; nonsteroidal (an organic compound that does no contain a steroid)
steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)
quassia (a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma)
pyrimidine (a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor)
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
creatine phosphate; creatine phosphoric acid; phosphocreatine (an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction)
petrochemical (any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas)
oxime (any compound containing the group -C=NOH)
cyanide; nitril; nitrile (any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN)
creosote (a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic)
propylthiouracil (a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter)
proenzyme; zymogen (any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active)
quaternary ammonium compound (a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs)
peptone (any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids)
halon (a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer)
enol (an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom)
diamine (any organic compound containing two amino groups)
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)
alkyl halide; haloalkane (organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane)
alkylbenzene (organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring)
aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)
ether (any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom)
acetal (any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules)
coal-tar creosote; creosote (a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood)
acid halide; acyl halide (organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom)
acid anhydrides; acyl anhydrides (organic compounds that react with water to form an acid)
neurochemical (any organic substance that occurs in neural activity)
cacodyl; tetramethyldiarsine (a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air)
thiazine (a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom)
azadirachtin (insecticide)
rennet (a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket)
amide (any organic compound containing the group -CONH2)
alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)
aldehyde-alcohol; aldol (an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO))
aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)
