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organic

Dictionary definition · organic

noun

  1. a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

adjective

  1. relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis"hydrocarbons are organic compounds"
  2. being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms"organic life"
  3. involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs"an organic disease"
  4. of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones"organic eggs"
  5. simple and healthful and close to nature"an organic lifestyle"
  6. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Similar words

organic fertiliserorganic fertilizerconstituentconstitutionalconstitutive

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).