Organic matter is organic compound, which is a general term for carbon-containing compounds or hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Simply put, it is all elements and compounds of most carbon-containing compounds and their derivatives. Petroleum, natural gas, cotton, dyes, chemical fibers, natural and synthetic drugs, etc. Are all organic compounds. Organic matter is the material basis of life.

Both metabolism and genetic phenomena in organisms involve the transformation of organic compounds. In addition, many substances closely related to human life, such as oil, natural gas, cotton, dyes, chemical fibers, natural and synthetic drugs, are closely related to organic compounds. [1] Its corresponding word is inorganic.