ALL meanings of nonorganic
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N n - noun nonorganic Not organic, in particular. 1
- adjective nonorganic noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon. 1
- adjective nonorganic characteristic of, pertaining to, or derived from living organisms: organic remains found in rocks. 1
- adjective nonorganic of or relating to an organ or the organs of an animal, plant, or fungus. 1
- adjective nonorganic of, relating to, or affecting living tissue: organic pathology. 1
- adjective nonorganic Psychology. caused by neurochemical, neuroendocrinologic, structural, or other physical impairment or change: organic disorder. Compare functional (def 5). 1
- adjective nonorganic Philosophy. having an organization similar in its complexity to that of living things. 1
- adjective nonorganic characterized by the systematic arrangement of parts; organized; systematic: elements fitting together into a unified, organic whole. 1
- adjective nonorganic of or relating to the basic constitution or structure of a thing; constitutional; structural: The flaws in your writing are too organic to be easily remedied. 1
- adjective nonorganic developing in a manner analogous to the natural growth and evolution characteristic of living organisms; arising as a natural outgrowth. 1
- adjective nonorganic viewing or explaining something as having a growth and development analogous to that of living organisms: an organic theory of history. 1
- adjective nonorganic pertaining to, involving, or grown with fertilizers or pesticides of animal or vegetable origin, as distinguished from manufactured chemicals: organic farming; organic fruits. 1
- adjective nonorganic Law. of or relating to the constitutional or essential law or laws of organizing the government of a state. 1
- adjective nonorganic Architecture. noting or pertaining to any work of architecture regarded as analogous to plant or animal forms in having a structure and a plan that fulfill perfectly the functional requirements for the building and that form in themselves an intellectually lucid, integrated whole. 1
- adjective nonorganic Fine Arts. of or relating to the shapes or forms in a work of art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature. 1
- noun nonorganic a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin. 1
- adjective nonorganic not organic; not having the structure or characteristics of living organisms 0
- adjective nonorganic (of food) not produced using organic farming methods 0