organic

Definitions


[ɔːˈɡanɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or derived from living matter
(e.g: organic soils)

- (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals
(e.g: organic farming)

- relating to a bodily organ or organs

- denoting or characterized by a harmonious relationship between the elements of a whole
(e.g: the organic unity of the integral work of art)


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos ‘relating to an organ or instrument’


[ɔːˈɡanɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a food produced by organic farming

- an organic chemical compound


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos ‘relating to an organ or instrument’




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