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organic chemistry
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› the scientific study of chemical substances that contain carbon, including artificial substances such as plasticsChemistry - general words
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Synonyms and related words:
- balanced equation noun
- chemical adjective
- chemical equation noun
- chemical noun
- chemist noun (SCIENCE)
- chemistry noun (SCIENCE)
- chromatography noun
- double bond noun
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