organic chemistry definition
organic chemistry - the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry. chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. phytochemistry - the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants.