organic compound
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An organic compound is a chemical substance that contains carbon atoms as a key ingredient. These carbon-based compounds are important because they form the foundation of all living things and are used to create countless materials we rely on, from plastics and medicines to fuels and fabrics.
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Methane ( CH4) is among the simplest organic compounds.
Organic compounds are a subclass of chemical compounds of carbon. Little consensus exists among chemists on the exact definition of organic compound; the only universally accepted definition is the quasi-tautological "organic compounds are the subject matter of organic chemistry".