organic
See also: orgànic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- organick (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editorganic (comparative more organic, superlative most organic)
- (biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778]
- (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
- (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
- (agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]
- (sociology) 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).
- (military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
- 1998, Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit, Beghahn Books, page 29:
- Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.
- 1945, U.S. War Department, Handbook on German Military Forces, LSU Press, published 1990, page 161:
- Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.
- Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
- [1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London: […] Thomas Underhill and/or Thomas Johnson], →OCLC:
- those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously
- (Internet, marketing, of search results) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
- Antonym: inorganic
- 2008, Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business:
- According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.
- Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
- The writing of the script was an organic process.
- Harmonious; coherent; structured.
- The production came together in an organic whole.
Coordinate terms
edit- (chemistry): inorganic
Derived terms
edit- 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 electroluminescent display
- organic farming
- organic food
- organic forestry
- organic growth
- organic intellectual
- organicism
- organicist
- organic law
- organic light-emitting diode
- organic matter
- organicness
- organic salt
- organic search marketing
- organivore
- organyl
- persistent organic pollutant
- prebiotic organic synthesis
- superorganic
- technorganic
- teleorganic
- unorganic
- veganic
- volatile organic compound
Related terms
editTranslations
editpertaining to, or derived from living organisms
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pertaining to an organ
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chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
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of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
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Noun
editorganic (plural organics)
- (chemistry) An organic compound.
- An organic food.
- (science fiction) A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.
- 2016, Paradox Interactive, Stellaris (video game), scene: Anomaly Event 3089:
- Pitiful organics.
Translations
editorganic compound — see organic compound
See also
editReferences
edit- “organic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- organic in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "organic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 227.
- “organic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editInterlingua
editAdjective
editorganic (not comparable)
- organic (pertaining to organs)
Related terms
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French organique, borrowed itself from Latin organicus. Equivalent to organe + -ik.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editorganic
- Resembling or functioning like an organ; composed of distinct divisions.
- (rare) Positioned around the neck or nape (used of veins)
Descendants
edit- English: organic
References
edit- “organik, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-03.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin organicus or French organique. By surface analysis, organ + -ic.
Adjective
editorganic m or n (feminine singular organică, masculine plural organici, feminine and neuter plural organice)
- organic (all meanings)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | organic | organică | organici | organice | |||
definite | organicul | organica | organicii | organicele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | organic | organice | organici | organice | |||
definite | organicului | organicei | organicilor | organicelor |
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