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organic compound vs chemical compound

chemical compound vs organic compound

organic compound and chemical compound both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organic compound Yes No No No
chemical compound Yes No No No
As nouns, chemical compound is a hypernym of organic compound; that is, chemical compound is a word with a broader meaning than organic compound:
  • organic compound: any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
  • chemical compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Other hypernyms of organic compound include compound.
organic compound (noun) chemical compound (noun)
any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Difference between organic compound and chemical compound

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