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ALL meanings of inorganic

in·or·gan·ic
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  • adjective inorganic not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies. 1
  • adjective inorganic not characterized by vital processes. 1
  • adjective inorganic Chemistry. noting or pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives. Compare organic (def 1). 1
  • adjective inorganic not fundamental or related; extraneous. 1
  • adjective inorganic not of plant or animal matter 1
  • noun inorganic Not consisting of or deriving from living matter. 1
  • noun inorganic (chemistry) An inorganic compound. 0
  • adjective inorganic (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon. 0
  • adjective inorganic (by extension) that does not originate in a living organism. 0
  • adjective inorganic Inorganic substances are substances such as stone and metal that do not come from living things. 0
  • adjective inorganic not having the structure or characteristics of living organisms; not organic 0
  • adjective inorganic relating to or denoting chemical compounds that do not contain carbon 0
  • adjective inorganic not having a system, structure, or ordered relation of parts; amorphous 0
  • adjective inorganic not resulting from or produced by growth; artificial 0
  • adjective inorganic denoting or relating to a sound or letter introduced into the pronunciation or spelling of a word at some point in its history 0
  • adjective inorganic not organic 0
  • adjective inorganic designating or composed of matter that is not animal or vegetable; not having the organized structure of living things 0
  • adjective inorganic not like an organism in structure; without design, relation, and coordination of parts 0
  • adjective inorganic designating or of any chemical compound not classified as organic: most inorganic compounds do not contain carbon and are derived from mineral sources 0
  • adjective inorganic designating or of the branch of chemistry dealing with these compounds 0
  • adjective inorganic An inorganic compound is a compound which does not have carbon chains in its chemical structure. 0
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