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Organic compound is just the name given to almost all compounds that contain carbon. Organic specifically refers to hydrocarbons, compounds containing carbon AND hydrogen. Oxygen and nitrogen are other common elements found in organic chemistry

Please see the wikipedia article about organic compounds.

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