INORGANIC COMPOUND

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does inorganic compound mean? 

• INORGANIC COMPOUND (noun)
  The noun INORGANIC COMPOUND has 1 sense:

1. any compound that does not contain carbon

  Familiarity information: INORGANIC COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INORGANIC COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any compound that does not contain carbon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("inorganic compound" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inorganic compound"):

carbide (a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element)

 Context examples 

Through much of human history, people around the world have sought inorganic compounds that could be used to paint things blue, often with limited success.

(Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals, National Science Foundation)

A field of chemistry concerned with the study of inorganic compounds and ions.

(Inorganic Chemistry, NCI Thesaurus)

An inorganic compound used as a reagent in molecular biology.

(Cyanogen Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

A dark green to black colored, crystalline inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.

(Nickel Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)

A green, crystalline, inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.

(Nickel Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Organic or inorganic compounds that contain nitrogen as an integral part of the molecule.

(Nitrogen Compound, NCI Thesaurus)

Inorganic compounds which contain platinum as the central atom.

(Platinum Compound, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A dark green colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.

(Nickelocene, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating.

(Calcium Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellow, orange or red colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating.

(Lead Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)