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The definition of inorganic is something unrelated to organic matter or organic life, not animal or vegetable, or a chemical compound that does not contain carbon.

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An example of something inorganic is plastic.

See inorganic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not organic; specif.,

designating or composed of matter that is not animal or vegetable; not having the organized structure of living things
not like an organism in structure; without design, relation, and coordination of parts
designating or of any chemical compound not classified as organic: most inorganic compounds do not contain carbon and are derived from mineral sources
designating or of the branch of chemistry dealing with these compounds

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inorganically adverb

See inorganic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Involving neither organic life nor the products of organic life.
b. Not composed of organic matter.
Chemistry Of or relating to compounds not containing hydrocarbon groups.
Not arising in normal growth; artificial.
Lacking system or structure.

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