organic chemistry

/ɔrˌgænɪk ˌkɛməstri/

/ɔˈgænɪk ˈkɛmɪstri/

Definitions of organic chemistry

1. noun

   the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
   types:

   biochemistry

   the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

   phytochemistry

   the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants

   enzymology

   the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

   zymology, zymurgy

   the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)

   type of:

   chemical science, chemistry

   the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions