organic

organic /or·gan·ic/ (or-gan´ik)

1. pertaining to or arising from an organ or organs.

2. having an organized structure.

3. arising from an organism.

4. pertaining to substances derived from living organisms.

5. denoting chemical substances containing covalently bonded carbon atoms, excluding such binary compounds as the carbon oxides, carbides, etc.

6. pertaining to or cultivated by use of animal or vegetable fertilizers, rather than synthetic chemicals.

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or·gan·ic (ôr-gnk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or affecting organs or an organ of the body.

2. Of or designating carbon compounds.

3. Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms.

4. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin.

5. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals.

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organ·ici·ty (ôrg-ns-t) n.

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organic,

adj grown in an environment in which artificial fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides are not utilized.

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organic

1. pertaining to an organ or organs.

2. having an organized structure.

3. arising from an organism.

4. pertaining to substances derived from living organisms.

5. denoting chemical substances containing carbon.

6. pertaining to or cultivated by use of animal or vegetable fertilizers, rather than synthetic chemicals.

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organic acids

acids which contain carbon.

organic arsenic

see arsenic.

organic chemistry

see organic chemistry.

organic disease

a disease due to or accompanied by structural changes.

organic fluoride

see fluorine.

organic mercury

see mercury.