Vocabulary Term Details

Organic compounds

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_compounds)

An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. (Wikipedia)

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Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Chemical compounds	Alcohols Aldehydes Aliphatic acid derivatives Aliphatic compounds Alkaloids Aromatic compounds Butyrates Carbohydrates Carbonyl compounds Chlorofluorocarbons Cyanamides Epoxy compounds Esters Ethers Heterocyclic compounds Hormones Hydrocarbons Isoprenoids Ketones Ligands Lipids Neurotransmitters Nucleic compounds Organic acid salts Organic acids Organic arsenic compounds Organic halogen compounds Organic nitrogen compounds Organic volatile compounds Organocopper compounds Organomercurial compounds Organophosphorus compounds Organosulphur compounds Organotin compounds Pigments Polymers Proteins Urea	Chemicals Organic matter Physiological response to chemicals Primary production

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Approved Date
17-Oct-2012

Items having a keyword or observed-property relationship to this subject term

Analysis of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and other petroleum oxygenates in water
Bioaccumulation as an approach for detection and monitoring of Red List trace organic contaminants (240/11/Y) : a literature review : interim report
Coastal baseline survey January/February 1995 : results
Data mining of calculations for the control of emissions of organic compounds
Equipment for monitoring alternatives to biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids (427/1/HO) : interim report
Graphical representation of certain metals and organics concentrations in relation to flow rates and sampling times for some of the rivers in District 6
Graphical representation of certain metals and organics concentrations versus flow rates for some of the rivers in Districts 3 and 6
Inorganic acids and halogens
Inorganic chemicals
Iron and steel making processes
Large volume organic chemicals
MTBE as a contaminant with field data on a release of unleaded fuel in an unconfined fractured aquifer
National coastal baseline survey results : 1992-1993
National marine baseline survey 1995 - baseline laboratory data
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 1 : St Abb's Head to Flamborough Head
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 2 : Flamborough Head to the Wash
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 3 : the Wash to the Thames
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 4 : the Thames to Selsey Bill
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 5 : Selsey Bill to Portland Bill
National marine baseline survey 1995 : littoral cell 6 : Portland Bill to Lands End
National marine baseline survey 1995 : survey design and objectives
Non-ferrous metals : supplementary guidance
Possible replacements for the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) test and suspended solids as measures of effluent and water quality
Results of the NRA Welsh regional marine bioaccumulation programme 1991-1993 : SE/EAU/94/8
Results of the NRA Welsh regional marine bioaccumulation programme 1991-1995 : SE/EAU/95/9
River Deben augmentation feasibility study for iron removal : interim report
Sources and fates of synthetic organics in rivers : interim report
TBME as a groundwater contaminant : nature, behaviour and recommendations for monitoring
Thames estuary benthic programme : Thames estuary sediment contaminant levels 2nd quarter (Apr-Jun)

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Vocabulary Term Details

Organic compounds

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