<P> Even though vitalism has been discredited , scientific nomenclature retains the distinction between organic and inorganic compounds . The modern meaning of organic compound is any compound that contains a significant amount of carbon -- even though many of the organic compounds known today have no connection to any substance found in living organisms . The term carbogenic has been proposed by E.J. Corey as a modern alternative to organic , but this neologism remains relatively obscure . </P>
<P> Even though vitalism has been discredited , scientific nomenclature retains the distinction between organic and inorganic compounds . The modern meaning of organic compound is any compound that contains a significant amount of carbon -- even though many of the organic compounds known today have no connection to any substance found in living organisms . The term carbogenic has been proposed by E.J. Corey as a modern alternative to organic , but this neologism remains relatively obscure . </P>
how does vitalism theory explain the organic substances in nature
how does vitalism theory explain the organic substances in nature
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discredited