organic
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: agriculture
biology
business
chemistry
government
human-sciences
lifestyle
literature
marketing
media
medicine
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physiology
politics
publishing
science-fiction
sciences
social-science
sociology
war
Etymology: From Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.
Inflected forms:
form: more organic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most organic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: organick
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: organics
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: organick
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
pos: adj
gloss: Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
pos: adj
gloss: Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
pos: adj
gloss: Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
pos: adj
gloss: Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
pos: adj
gloss: Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
pos: adj
examples: Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.
Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.
gloss: Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
pos: adj
examples: those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously
gloss: Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
pos: adj
tags: Internet
examples: According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.
gloss: Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
pos: adj
examples: The writing of the script was an organic process.
gloss: Harmonious; coherent; structured.
pos: adj
examples: The production came together in an organic whole.
gloss: An organic compound.
pos: noun
gloss: An organic food.
pos: noun
gloss: A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.
pos: noun
examples: Pitiful organics.
Related words: organicity
inorganic
Derived words: anorganic
antiorganic
bioorganic
disorganic
electroorganic
enorganic
haloorganic
heterorganic
homorganic
hyperorganic
interorganic
intraorganic
metalloorganic
metalorganic
metal-organic framework
microorganic
monorganic
nonorganic
organic agriculture
organically
organic amine
organic architecture
organic brain syndrome
organic chemist
organic chemistry
organic defect
organic dust toxic syndrome
organic electroluminescent display
organic farming
organic food
organic forestry
organic growth
organic intellectual
organicism
organicist
organic law
organic light-emitting diode
organic matter
organicness
organic reduction
organic salt
organic search marketing
organivore
organyl
orgo
persistent organic pollutant
polyorganic
prebiotic organic synthesis
superorganic
technorganic
teleorganic
unorganic
veganic
volatile organic compound
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