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Dictionary: or·gan·ic   (ôr-găn'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter.
  2. Of, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease.
    1. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin: organic vegetables; an organic farm.
    2. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals: organic chicken; organic cattle farming.
    3. Serving organic food: an organic restaurant.
    4. Simple, healthful, and close to nature: an organic lifestyle.
    1. Having properties associated with living organisms.
    2. Resembling a living organism in organization or development; interconnected: society as an organic whole.
  3. Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental.
  4. Law. Denoting or relating to the fundamental or constitutional laws and precepts of a government or an organization.
  5. Chemistry. Of or designating carbon compounds.
n.
  1. A substance, especially a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
  2. Chemistry. An organic compound.
organically or·gan'i·cal·ly adv.
organicity or'gan·ic'i·ty (ôr'gə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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Food and Nutrition: organic
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1. Chemically, a substance containing carbon in the molecule (with the exception of carbonates and cyanide). Substances of animal and vegetable origin are organic; minerals are inorganic.

2. The term organic foods refers to ‘organically grown foods’, meaning plants grown without the use of (synthetic) pesticides, fungicides, or inorganic fertilizers, and prepared without the use of preservatives. Foodstuffs must be grown on land that has not been treated with chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides for at least three years. Organic meat is from animals fed on organically grown crops without the use of growth promoters, with only a limited number of medicines to treat disease, and commonly maintained under traditional, non-intensive, conditions. In the EU, foods that are labelled as organic must carry the name of the organization certifying their organic status.

Thesaurus: organic
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adjective

    Produced by nature; not artificial or manmade: natural, unadulterated. Idioms: pure as the driven snow. See culture/nature.

Antonyms: organic
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adj

Definition: basic, natural
Antonyms: incidental, inorganic, man-made, unnatural


adj.assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the U.S. Navy.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Architecture: organic
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Said of a material or compound derived from vegetable or animal life.


Having parts that are interrelated and interdependent in a way analagous to that of the limbs or organs of a living creature. The notion of an organic unity is prominent in G. E. Moore. If an entity such as a work of art, or the state, or a complex of pleasure and desire, is thought of as an organic unity, the implication is that the whole cannot be exhaustively understood in terms of the parts, since the parts and their functioning have in turn to be identified by their role in sustaining the whole. See also holism.

1. In biochemistry, pertaining to carbon-containing substances other than carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

2. Pertaining to an organ or organs of the body.

Health Dictionary: organic
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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.

1. pertaining to an organ or organs.
2. having an organized structure.
3. arising from an organism.
4. pertaining to substances derived from living organisms.
5. denoting chemical substances containing carbon.
6. pertaining to or cultivated by use of animal or vegetable fertilizers, rather than synthetic chemicals.

  • o. acids — acids which contain carbon.
  • o. arsenic — see arsenic.
  • o. chemistry — see organic chemistry.
  • o. disease — a disease due to or accompanied by structural changes.
  • o. fluoride — see fluorine.
  • o. mercury — see mercury.
Cosmic Lexicon: Organic
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Pertaining to carbon-containing compounds. Organic compounds can be formed by both biological and non-biological processes.


Military Dictionary: organic
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(DOD) Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy.


A term used to describe any material that contains carbon compounds and is derived from living or once-living plants or animals.

 
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Wikipedia: Organic
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Organic may refer to:

Life:

Materials and substances:

See also Biological material (disambiguation)

Chemistry:

  • Organic chemistry, chemistry involving organic compounds.
  • Organic compound, a compound that contains carbon (although some carbon-containing compounds are excluded).

Farming, certification and products:

  • Organic food, food that is produced according to certain standards and is certified organic
  • Organic clothing, clothing that is made from organic fibers, such as organic cotton.
  • Organic farming, agriculture using only naturally produced fertilizers and non-chemical pest control
  • Organic certification, accreditation process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products
  • Organic movement, organizations and individuals involved in the promotion of sustainable agriculture and organic farming
  • Organic baby products, those which can be certified organic for babies and toddlers

Computing:

  • Wetware computer (or organic computer), a computer built from living neurons and ganglions
  • Organic computing, computing systems with properties of self-configuration, self-optimization, self-healing, and/or self-protection
  • Organic search, search results through unpaid search engine listings, rather than through paid advertisements
  • Organic search engine, search engine which uses a combination of human operators and computer algorithms
  • Organic semiconductor, an organic compound that exhibits similar properties to inorganic semiconductors

Economics and Business:

  • Organic growth, business expansion through increasing output and sales as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and take-overs
  • Organic organisation, one which is flexible and has a flat structure
  • Organic Records, a sub-label of Pamplin Music

Military:

  • Organic (military), a military unit predominantly of one type (armour, infantry, artillery, etc.) may incorporate subunits of a different type, to improve combined arms capability e.g. organic artillery, organic armour

Law:

Other:

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Translations: Organic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - organisk, økologisk

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    organisk kemi
  • organic law    organisk lov

Nederlands (Dutch)
organisch, onbespoten (groente etc.)

Français (French)
adj. - organique

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    chimie organique
  • organic law    loi organique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - organisch, biodynamisch, konstitutionell

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    (Chem.) organische Chemie
  • organic law    Grundgesetz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οργανικός, ενόργανος

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    (χημ.) οργανική χημεία
  • organic law    (γραπτό) σύνταγμα

Italiano (Italian)
organico

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    chimica organica
  • organic law    costituzione

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - orgânico

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    química orgânica
  • organic law    lei orgânica

Русский (Russian)
органический

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    органическая химия
  • organic law    основной закон, конституция

Español (Spanish)
adj. - orgánico

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    química orgánica
  • organic law    ley orgánica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - organisk, biodynamisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
器官的, 组织的, 有机的

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    有机化学
  • organic law    基本法

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 器官的, 組織的, 有機的

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    有機化學
  • organic law    基本法

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유기체물의, 유기적인, 본질적인, 발생작인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有機体の, 有機の, 器官の, 器質性の, 有機的な, 組織的な, 機関的な, 生まれつきの, 発生的な, 臓器の
n. - 有機肥料

idioms:

  • organic chemistry    有機化学
  • organic law    構成法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عضوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אורגני, בלתי נפרד, של האברים, חיוני, של החי, יסודי, מאורגן, של החוקה, מכילה פחמן (תרכובת כימית)‬


 
 

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