organic molecule

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1. A molecule of the kind normally found in living systems. Organic molecules are usually composed of carbon atoms in rings or long chains, to which are attached other atoms of such elements as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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Example Sentences

Over time, she identified two promising ingredients: forms of taurine, an organic compound commonly sold as a dietary supplement, and ethanolamine, another simple organic molecule.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The rotational properties were enabled by adding molecular components that contained an atom from the 'chalcogen' group of elements in the periodic table, specifically sulfur or selenium, to a simple organic molecule: an amide compound.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

The material the Keshet found and characterized is an organic molecule.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2023

Fermentation uses only glycolysis and its final electron acceptor is an organic molecule, whereas anaerobic respiration uses glycolysis, TCA and the ETC but finally give electrons to an inorganic molecule.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The production, continuance, and death of an organic molecule in the person answers to the production, continuance, and death of a person in the nation.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William