organic chemistry
US /ɔːrˌɡæn.ɪk ˈkem.ɪ.stri/
UK /ɔːrˌɡæn.ɪk ˈkem.ɪ.stri/
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the branch of chemistry concerned with the compounds of carbon, especially hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
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She specialized in organic chemistry during her university studies.
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Many common materials, like plastics and medicines, are products of organic chemistry.