Recalcitrant compounds, either organic or synthetic that are resistant to being broken down through chemical processes. And therefore are treated using microbes to help with the process of degrading the recalcitrant compounds into smaller, more manageable compounds.
Originally the definition of organic compounds was those chemical compounds that could only be made by living things. However as chemists learned ways to make these compounds the definition was changed to complex carbon compounds.
No, not all man-made and most carbon-based compounds are considered organic. Organic compounds specifically contain carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms, along with other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and more. Some man-made compounds, while carbon-based, do not fit this definition and are not considered organic.
because it was once believed that such compounds could not be synthesized in a lab but could only be produced in living things/organisms because of some "supernatural essence" unique to themorganic compounds are very complex carbon compounds
Organic compounds are compounds that contain carbon, typically bonded to hydrogen and other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or halogens. They are essential for life and can be found in a wide variety of natural and synthetic substances.
Glucose is an organic compound. Organic compounds are typically composed of carbon atoms bonded to other elements like hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Glucose is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms bonded together in specific patterns that are characteristic of organic molecules.
its part of the definition of organic compounds
No, all organic compounds contain carbon as their essential element. The definition of organic compounds is based on the presence of carbon atoms, although some inorganic compounds may also contain carbon.
None. By definition an organic compound must contain carbon.
By convention chemical compounds containing carbon are considered organic chemicals; but this definition is not entirely true.
Originally the definition of organic compounds was those chemical compounds that could only be made by living things. However as chemists learned ways to make these compounds the definition was changed to complex carbon compounds.
No. By definition organic compounds refer to those made of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Therefore, hydrocarbons are organic.
By DEFINITION, a compound is an "Organic Compound" if it contains Carbon. Therefore ALL Organic Compounds contain Carbon.
"Not every molecule in a living system is an organic compound." This statement is correct according to the definition of organic compounds as compounds containing carbon. For instance, water is a major component of living systems but is not "organic".
until the discovery of urea, in 1828, by Friedrich Wohler, chemists divided compounds that were producible and compounds that were only made by organisms. the compounds that were made by organisms were known as organic compounds. urea, being a reaction that happens in your liver, was a organic compound. by accident, Friedrich had synthesized an organic compound.
An organism that breaks dead or decaying organic matter into smaller compounds.
Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums
Organic in chemistry refers to carbon compounds. It was originally thought that only living systems produced such compounds. The term as related to crop production means roughly the rejection of certain technology.