Orgo

English

Alternative forms

• orgo

Noun

Orgo (uncountable)

1. (informal) Organic chemistry.

   Synonym: O-chem

   • 1973 April 23, Brad Swanson, “On The Campus”, in Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 74, page 60:

     Orgo is being taught this year by Professor Maitland Jones Jr., a bearded, enthusiastic man who admits he "loves" teaching it.

   • 2005, Yale Daily News Staff, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, page 598:

     One pre-med student said that "the biggest mistake I made was taking Orgo freshman year."

   • 2011, Alfred Hassner, Irishi Namboothiri, Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions, →ISBN, page 750:

     It was already clear that one of the challenges of Orgo (particularly for the pre-meds) would be the systemization of a huge body of factual data, allowing for retrieval of critical information at critical times (exams, etc.).

   • 2012, Stuart Firestein, Ignorance: How It Drives Science, →ISBN:

     I would have to defy Orgo, as it is known among students, the great monster that sorts out the real science students from the wannabes. Or so is its reputation. If I couldn't get through Orgo, then I would know this was simply beyond me.