organic

Meanings

Plural: organics

Noun

• a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
• An organic compound.
• An organic food.
• A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.

Adjective

• relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
  • "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"
• being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
  • "organic life"
  • "organic growth"
  • "organic remains found in rock"
• involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
  • "an organic disease"

Adjective Satellite

• of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
  • "organic eggs"
  • "organic vegetables"
  • "organic chicken"
• simple and healthful and close to nature
  • "an organic lifestyle"
• constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Adj

• Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
• Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
• Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
• Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
• 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).
• Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
• Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
• Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
• Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
• Harmonious; coherent; structured.

Synonyms

constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer

Antonyms

functional, inorganic

Related Words

inorganic, organicity

Anagrams of organic