The Emergence Machine

Organic

abstract · Biology · Level 13 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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Emergence definition

Organic chemistry studies carbon-containing compounds because compounds emerge from the chemical bonding of elements, and life requires the chemical basis of organic compounds.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “organic” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “organic”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
ὀργανικός
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0OrganicCompoundMoleculeAtom… intermediate l…LifeFormMassMovementActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAmino AcidL14Fat NutrL14HumusL14Organic MatterL14VitaminL14OrganicL13LifeL2CompoundL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Organic compounds are the chemical basis of life
  • Compound L12 (requires)
    Organic chemistry studies carbon-containing compounds

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