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How did organic compounds get there name, and how is the word related to is meaning?

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Organic Compounds got their name because "organic" means living. Meaning, organic compounds are associated with living organisms. The four major groups of organic compounds molecules that are produced by an organism using energy and the raw-material of non-living matter.

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