organic

 
Pronunciation: /ɔːˈganɪk/

adjective

  • 1relating to or derived from living matter: organic soils
  • Chemistry relating to or denoting compounds containing carbon (other than simple binary compounds and salts) and chiefly or ultimately of biological origin. Compare with inorganic.
  • 2(of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals: organic farming organic meat
  • 3 Physiology relating to a bodily organ or organs.
  • Medicine (of a disease) affecting the structure of an organ.
  • 4denoting or characterized by a harmonious relationship between the elements of a whole: the organic unity of the integral work of art
  • characterized by gradual or natural development: the organic growth of community projects

noun

(usually organics)
  • 1a food produced by organic farming.
  • 2an organic chemical compound.

Derivatives

organically

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos 'relating to an organ or instrument'