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प्रश्न
What are organic compounds?
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उत्तर १
The word ‘organic’ means pertaining to life. When comparatively little chemistry was known, people thought that substances like sugar, starch, protein and acetic acid could be obtained only from living sources like plants and animals. So they called such substances organic compounds.
उत्तर २
The compounds of carbon are called organic compounds.
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Choose the correct word or phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentences:
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