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What is an inorganic compound?

What is an inorganic compound? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any compound not containing carbon atoms.
  2. (inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms ionically bound to other atoms.
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Use of an organic or inorganic compound of arsenic for the manufacture of a medicament for treating chronic fatigue syndrome.
The inorganic compound phosphine is very similar to ammonia in its substitution reactions.
The synthesis of either an organic or inorganic compound typically begins with the selection of the starting material and this choice has a significant influence on the environmental impact of a process.
Intel and Macronix plan to report on progress in memory devices based on chalcogenide, an inexpensive inorganic compound used in CD's and DVD's that can be rewritten.
On the other hand, when an inorganic compound is melted or dissolved, the bonds are broken and the individual atoms dispersed.
This inorganic compound was used by Cold War scientists in the UK and the US as a supposedly harmless proxy to simulate the behaviour, in the lower atmosphere and on the ground, of biological warfare substances.

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