Carbon of interconnecting carbon–carbon bonds, a property that is called catenation. Carbon-carbon bonds are strong and stable. Through catenation, carbon forms a countless number of compounds. A tally of unique compounds shows that more contain carbon that those that do not. A similar claim can be made for hydrogen because most organic compounds also contain hydrogen. The simplest form of an organic molecule is the hydrocarbon—a large family of organic molecules that are composed of hydrogen atoms bonded to a chain of carbon atoms. A hydrocarbon backbone can be substituted by other atoms, known as heteroatoms. Common heteroatoms that appear in
Gary (given name) Gary (given name) Gary and Garry are English language masculine given names. "Gary" is likely derived from compound names of Germanic origin, composed of the element "gar" ("spear"). Although the names "Gary" and "Gareth" are etymologically unrelated, the former being of Germanic origin and the latter of Celtic origin, "Gary" is sometimes taken as a pet form of "Gareth". In fact, the popularity of "Gareth" has been influenced by the popularity of "Gary". A variant form of "Gary" is "Garry", the spelling of which has been influenced by that of "Barry". An informal pet form of "Gary" is "Gaz", a