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Definition of inorganic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inorganic

adjective
 
/ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/
 
/ˌɪnɔːrˈɡænɪk/
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  1. not consisting of or coming from any living substances
    • inorganic fertilizers
    • Rocks and minerals are inorganic.
    opposite organicTopics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInorganic is used with these nouns:
    • chemical
    • chemist
    • chemistry
    • …
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  2. (chemistry) relating to chemical compounds that do not contain carbon
    • inorganic compounds
    opposite organic (3)Topics Physics and chemistryc2
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