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organic
[ awr-gan-ik ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
Antonyms:
- characteristic of, pertaining to, or derived from living organisms:
organic remains found in rocks.
- of, relating to, or affecting living tissue:
organic pathology.
- Psychology. caused by neurochemical, neuroendocrinologic, structural, or other physical impairment or change: organic disorder. Compare functional ( def 5 ).
- Philosophy. having an organization similar in its complexity to that of living things.
elements fitting together into a unified, organic whole.
- of or relating to the basic constitution or structure of a thing; constitutional; structural:
The flaws in your writing are too organic to be easily remedied.
Synonyms: , ,
- developing in a manner analogous to the natural growth and evolution characteristic of living organisms; arising as a natural outgrowth.
- viewing or explaining something as having a growth and development analogous to that of living organisms:
an organic theory of history.
- pertaining to, involving, or grown with fertilizers or pesticides of animal or vegetable origin, as distinguished from manufactured chemicals:
organic farming; organic fruits.
- Law. of or relating to the constitutional or essential law or laws of organizing the government of a state.
- Architecture. noting or pertaining to any work of architecture regarded as analogous to plant or animal forms in having a structure and a plan that fulfill perfectly the functional requirements for the building and that form in themselves an intellectually lucid, integrated whole.
- Fine Arts. of or relating to the shapes or forms in a work of art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature.
noun
- a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
organic
/ ɔːˈɡæɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of living plants and animals
- of or relating to animal or plant constituents or products having a carbon basis
- of or relating to one or more organs of an animal or plant
- of, relating to, or belonging to the class of chemical compounds that are formed from carbon Compare inorganic
an organic compound
- constitutional in the structure of something; fundamental; integral
- of or characterized by the coordination of integral parts; organized
- developing naturally
organic change through positive education
- of or relating to the essential constitutional laws regulating the government of a state
organic law
- of, relating to, or grown with the use of fertilizers or pesticides deriving from animal or vegetable matter, rather than from chemicals
noun
- any substance, such as a fertilizer or pesticide, that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
- organic food collectively
organic
/ ô-ă′ĭ /
- Involving organisms or the products of their life processes.
- Relating to chemical compounds containing carbon, especially hydrocarbons.
- Using or produced with fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin.
- Relating to or affecting organs or an organ of the body. An organic disease is one in which there is a demonstrable abnormality on physical examination, laboratory testing, or other diagnostic studies.
organic
- In medicine, a descriptive term for things or conditions that have to do with an organ in the body. The term can also refer to something that is derived from living organisms.
Derived Forms
- ǰˈԾ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ǰ·i··Ա ǰ··Ծ··ٲ [awr-g, uh, -, nis, -i-tee], noun
- p·ǰ·i adjective
- ԴDzo·i adjective
- o·i adjective
- d·ǰ·i adjective
- ܲȴ-ǰ·i adjective
- i·ǰ·i adjective
- ܲo·i adjective
- ܲo·i adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
For something not visible to the naked eye, organic chemicals are a huge US export for the UK, totalling close to £3bn last year.
The soap is flavoured to taste like beans on toast, and is made out of cacao butter, organic oat flour, avocado oil and paprika as well as beans and toast flavouring.
The organization also sampled 25 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organic compounds that form when oil, wood or garbage burns.
“This project also has a significant environmental impact by generating organic products free of pesticides, which supply part of the needs of onsite hotels.”
County, the organic runoff flows into the ocean, which then feeds the algae.
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