Organic vs. Inorganic
Organicadjective
(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
Organicadjective
Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
Organicadjective
(chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
Organicadjective
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
Organicadjective
(sociology) Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
Organicadjective
(military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
Organicadjective
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
Organicadjective
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Organicadjective
Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
Organicadjective
Harmonious; coherent; structured.
Organicnoun
(chemistry) An organic compound.
Organicnoun
An organic food.
Organicnoun
(science fiction) A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.
Organicadjective
Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living organisms; as, organic bodies, organic life, organic remains. Cf. Inorganic.
Organicadjective
Produced by the organs; as, organic pleasure.
Organicadjective
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
Organicadjective
Forming a whole composed of organs.
Organicadjective
Of or pertaining to compounds which are derivatives of hydrocarbons; pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a large series of carbon-containing compounds which are related to the carbon compounds produced by biological processes (such as methane, oils, fats, sugars, alcohols, ethers, proteins, etc.) and include many substances of artificial production which may or may not occur in animals or plants; - contrasted with inorganic.
Organicnoun
a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
Organicadjective
relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis;
Organicadjective
of or relating to or derived from living organisms;
Organicadjective
being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms;
Organicadjective
involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs;
Organicadjective
of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones;
Organicadjective
simple and healthful and close to nature;
Organicadjective
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
Organicadjective
relating to or derived from living matter
Organicadjective
relating to or denoting compounds containing carbon (other than simple binary compounds and salts) and chiefly or ultimately of biological origin.
Organicadjective
(of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals
Organicadjective
relating to a bodily organ or organs.
Organicadjective
(of a disease) affecting the structure of an organ.
Organicadjective
denoting or characterized by a harmonious relationship between the elements of a whole
Organicadjective
characterized by gradual or natural development
Organicnoun
a food produced by organic farming.
Organicnoun
an organic chemical compound.
Inorganicadjective
(chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Inorganicadjective
that does not originate in a living organism
Inorganicnoun
(chemistry) An inorganic compound
Inorganicadjective
Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate.
Inorganicadjective
Of or pertaining to compounds that are not derivatives of hydrocarbons; not organic{5}.
Inorganicadjective
relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis;
Inorganicadjective
lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
Inorganicadjective
not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
Inorganicadjective
without organized physical structure.
Inorganicadjective
relating to or denoting compounds which are not organic (broadly, compounds not containing carbon).
Inorganicadjective
not explainable by the normal processes of etymology.
