organic

organic Definition

or·ganic (ôr gan′ik)

adjective

of or having to do with a bodily organ
of or involving the basic makeup of a thing; inherent; inborn; constitutional
made up of systematically interrelated parts; organized
1. designating or of any chemical compound containing carbon: some of the simple compounds of carbon, as carbon dioxide, are frequently classified as inorganic compounds
2. designating or of the branch of chemistry dealing with carbon compounds
of, having the characteristics of, or derived from living organisms
☆ grown with only animal or vegetable fertilizers, as manure, bone meal, compost, etc.
☆ Law designating or of the fundamental, or constitutional, law of a state
Med. producing or involving alteration in the structure of an organ an organic disorder

Etymology: L organicus < Gr organikos

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organic Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

preferably: Food preparation: 1. Eat freshly prepared food, preferably organic.
purely: The fish are fed by hand and the feed is purely organic.
mostly: Information: Q My husband is a healthy 57-year-old vegetarian, a regular exerciser, takes vitamin supplements and eats mostly organic food.
totally: Each piece of wood is immersed in organ oil, a totally organic, natural timber finish that penetrates, nourishes and protects.
fully: The course is fully organic, making use of daily news, current affairs and sporting updates.
wholly: Unfortunately this is not as easy as it may sound; biomass is wholly organic and thus has a short shelf life by nature.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: COOKING AIDS Even Delia Smith swears ( I'm sure she never does ) by the vegetable stock cube - make yours organic.

Modifies a noun

farming: The trails provide case study examples of organic farming from across the UK.
compound: Australian researchers measured the levels of chemicals, called volatile organic compounds, in the homes of children under three with asthma.
chemistry: Synthetic organic chemistry may provide a solution to this problem in the years to come.
agriculture: The success of organic agriculture is part of a larger paradigm shift that has come from the grassroots all over the world.
farm: On non organic farms the norm is for four cows to be kept on the same area.
farmer: Or rather who says how much, organic farmer or court?

Used with adjective complement

certify: We guarantee that all our produce is fully certified organic.
go: So if you've been thinking about going organic, now's the time!
label: To read our proposal as 'to allow 0.9 % of GMO content in products labeled organic ' is a clear misinterpretation.
include: His research interests include organic, inorganic and biological chemistry.
become: So when BSE cropped up on farms which were or were to become organic, it made no difference.

Preposition: in

sense: Even the term organic is a con as all growth involved in food production is necessarily organic in the proper sense of the word.
way: Therefore, although our livestock is fed non-organic feed, it is as pure as organic in every way.

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