inorganic compound
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- /ˌɪnɔrˈgænɪk ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
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compuesto inorgánico
- Metals like iron and copper are classified as inorganic compounds due to their lack of carbon content.
Examples
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However, most inorganic compounds that are soluble are salts.
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Each stack sampling run provided data on volatile and semivolatile organic compounds and on inorganic compounds such as metals and hydrogen chloride.
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It's like a molecular union, but with organic and inorganic compounds.
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Some organisms derive the energy they need through the oxidation of inorganic compounds.
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Those experiments only showed that certain organic compounds could be formed from inorganic compounds and intelligence was and is still needed since someone had to conduct and design those experiments.
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To commemorate the occasion, Pauling gave a lecture on the nature of the bonds formed by transition metals in inorganic compounds.
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Salt is a common example of an inorganic compound that is essential for many processes in the body.
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In the laboratory, scientists often study inorganic compounds to understand their properties and reactions.
Antonyms
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A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen
How Carbon-based
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'inorganic' (not containing carbon or living matter) modifies 'compound' (a substance formed by chemical combination), so the meaning 'a chemical compound that is not organic' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a literal, technical, and cross‑linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Inorganic compound comes from the parts in- meaning 'not', organic meaning 'from living things', and compound meaning 'made from parts'. So an inorganic compound is a material made of parts that is 'not' organic — for example, rocks, salt, metals and water do not have carbon and are called inorganic.