organic compound

Noun
  1. Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (synset 114751849)
    is a type of: chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
    subtypes:
    • aldehyde - any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
    • aliphatic compound - organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
    • alkylbenzene - organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
    • alkyl halide, haloalkane - organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
    • amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
    • diamine - any organic compound containing two amino groups
    • enol - an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
    • halon - a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
    • peptone - any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
    • quaternary ammonium compound - a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs
    • 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
    • propylthiouracil - a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
    • 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
    • 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)
    • alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
    • amide - any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
    • rennet - a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
    • azadirachtin - insecticide
    • thiazine - a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
    • cacodyl, tetramethyldiarsine - a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air
    • neurochemical - any organic substance that occurs in neural activity
    • acid anhydrides, acyl anhydrides - organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
    • acid halide, acyl halide - organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
    • coal-tar creosote, creosote - a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
    • creosote - a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
    • cyanide, nitril, nitrile - any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
    • cyanohydrin - any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
    • ester - organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
    • furan, furane, furfuran - a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
    • glycoside - a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
    • 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
    • halocarbon - one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
    • hemiacetal - an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
    • erythrocytolysin, erythrolysin, haemolysin, hemolysin - any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
    • humic substance - an organic residue of decaying organic matter
    • hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
    • ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
    • 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
    • oxime - any compound containing the group -C=NOH
    • petrochemical - any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
    • 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
    • phenol - any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
    • pyrimidine - a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
    • 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
    • steroid - any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
    • nonsteroid, nonsteroidal - an organic compound that does no contain a steroid
    • thiouracil - depresses the function of the thyroid gland
    • 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
    • imide - any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
    • xanthine - crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine

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