Definitions for Organic
ɔrˈgæn ɪkor·gan·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. organic, organic fertilizer, organic fertiliseradjective

   a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

2. organicadjective

   relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis

   "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"

3. organicadjective

   being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms

   "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock"

4. organicadjective

   involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs

   "an organic disease"

5. organicadjective

   of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones

   "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"

6. organicadjective

   simple and healthful and close to nature

   "an organic lifestyle"

7. constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organicadjective

   constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

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1. Organicadjective

   (Chem.) 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. Borderline cases exist which may be classified as either organic or inorganic, such as carbon terachloride (which may be viewed as a derivative of methane), but in general a compound must have a carbon with a hydrogen atom or another carbon atom attached to it to be viewed as truly organic, i.e. included in the subject matter of organic chemistry.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. organicnoun

   An organic compound

2. organicadjective

   pertaining to or derived from living organisms.

3. organicadjective

   pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.

4. organicadjective

   relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products

5. organicadjective

   of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.

6. organicadjective

   describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdepencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).

7. organicadjective

   Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).

8. organicadjective

   Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to paid placement by advertisers.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. organic

   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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. organic

   A type of product created from the matter of a vegetable.

   Organic food is great, wholesome and has a taste of the earth to it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

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   organic

   Created naturally.

   Organic vegetables are beautiful to taste and eat.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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   organic

   Of or relating to a living organism.

   The natural way was organic and created naturally so no chemicals were required.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Organic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4232

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Organic' in Adjectives Frequency: #575

How to pronounce Organic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Organic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Organic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Organic in a Sentence

1. Joachim Reitner:

   This organic skeleton is very characteristic and there are not known comparable structures.

2. Paul Mahaffy:

   Organic compounds are fundamental to our search forlife.

3. Ilaria Leone:

   It's an inspirational space and I love the way they use organic ingredients and the concept behind it, it kept you thinking as you walked off through the cemetery.

4. Jozsef Varadi:

   We keep an eye on the market in trending terms and we will continue to do that. We are not a Lufthansa, we are not an IAG. Those are consolidating forces, we are not. We are an organic company with a clearly defined business model, but we are not blind.

5. Hunter Waite:

   Specific identification of these organic compounds is the next step in our search for life in Enceladus' ocean, the complexity of the organic compounds identified was beyond our wildest expectations : nonsoluble complex organics floating as a film on an alien ocean. Wrap your head around that.

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