inorganically

Variant of inorganic

inorganic definition

in·or·ganic (in′ôr gan′ik)

adjective

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

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