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organically
Variant of organic
organic
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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
- designating or of any chemical compound containing carbon: some of the simple compounds of carbon, as carbon dioxide, are frequently classified as inorganic compounds
- 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
Related Forms:
- organically or·gan′i·cally adverb
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