Concept information
Preferred term
mineral compound
Definition(s)
- 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. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compound)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
- aluminium monoxide
- ammonia
- ammonium
- carbon dioxide
- carbon monoxide
- hydrogen bromide
- hydrogen chloride
- hydrogen cyanide
- hydrogen fluoride
- hydrogen peroxide
- hydrogen sulfide
- hydronium
- hydroperoxyl radical
- hydroxyl radical
- mineral acid
- molecular hydrogen
- molecular nitrogen
- molecular oxygen
- nitric oxide
- nitrous oxide
- nitroxyl
- ozone
- potassium chloride
- sodium hydroxide
- sulfur dioxide
- water
Synonym(s)
- inorganic compound
In other languages
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-Q8VD5LMN-N
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