Definitions for inorganic compound
in·or·ganic com·pound

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1. inorganic compoundnoun

   any compound that does not contain carbon

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1. inorganic compoundnoun

   Any compound not containing carbon atoms.

2. inorganic compoundnoun

   Any compound containing carbon atoms ionically bound to other atoms.

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1. Inorganic compound

   In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as inorganic chemistry. Inorganic compounds comprise most of the Earth's crust, although the compositions of the deep mantle remain active areas of investigation.Some simple carbon compounds are often considered inorganic. Examples include the allotropes of carbon (graphite, diamond, buckminsterfullerene, etc.), carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbides, and the following salts of inorganic anions: carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and thiocyanates. Many of these are normal parts of mostly organic systems, including organisms; describing a chemical as inorganic does not necessarily mean that it does not occur within living things.

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1. inorganic compound

   An inorganic compound is a substance that typically does not contain carbon and is not derived from living matter. They are often minerals or geologically-based compounds that are not associated with organic life processes. This includes compounds such as water (H2O), salts, metals, nonmetals, acids, and bases. However, there are exceptions to this general rule, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbonates, which are considered inorganic even though they contain carbon.

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1. Inorganic compound

   Inorganic compounds are those that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms. Inorganic compounds are traditionally viewed as being synthesized by the agency of geological systems. In contrast, organic compounds are found in biological systems. Organic chemists traditionally refer to any molecule containing carbon as an organic compound and by default this means that inorganic chemistry deals with molecules lacking carbon. The 19th century chemist, Berzelius, described inorganic compounds as inanimate, not biological, origin, although many minerals are of biological origin. Biologists may distinguish organic from inorganic compounds in a different way that does not hinge on the presence of a carbon atom. Pools of organic matter, for example, that have been metabolically incorporated into living tissues persist in decomposing tissues, but as molecules become oxidized into the open environment, such as atmospheric CO2, this creates a separate pool of inorganic compounds. The distinction between inorganic and organic compounds is not always clear. Some scientists, for example, view the open environment as an extension of life and from this perspective may consider atmospheric CO2 as an organic compound. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an agency widely recognized for defining chemical terms, does not offer definitions of inorganic or organic. Hence, the definition for an inorganic versus an organic compound in a multidisciplinary context spans the division between living and non-living matter and remains open to debate according to the way that one views the world.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inorganic compound in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inorganic compound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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