organic
or·ga·nic
adjective
1.
3.
being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
- “organic life”
- “organic growth”
- “organic remains found in rock”
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constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
noun
1.
a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
Origin
From Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.
Phrases
- metal-organic framework
- organic acid
- organic agriculture
- organic amine
- organic architecture
- organic brain disease
- organic brain disorder
- organic brain syndrome
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