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What is the term organic?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

That depends on the context. Chemists wil tell you that an organic substance is one the is bases on a hydrocarbon. Supermarkets on the other hand iwll tell you that organic means food that has been produced without the use of "harmfull" fertilizers and chemicals.

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