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What is an organic compound?

What is an organic compound? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms covalently bound to other atoms.
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Döbereiner also discovered the organic compound furfural and developed the separation of calcium and magnesium.
Chlordecone is a synthetic chlorinated organic compound, which has mainly been used as an agricultural insecticide, miticide and fungicide.
Its most toxic ingredient is benzene, a volatile organic compound that increases the risk of cancer.
Morphine is an alkaloid, meaning that it is an organic compound that contains carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, and forms a water-soluble salt.
Sea Fennel and Hibiscus to offer you the best from the plants in an organic compound.
An organometallic compound is an organic compound in which a metal atom is attached directly to a carbon, with the exclusion of metallic salts of organic acids.

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