Definition of Inorganic

1. Adjective. Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis. "Hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Antonyms: Organic

2. Adjective. Lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms.

Definition of Inorganic

1. a. Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.

Definition of Inorganic

1. Adjective. (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon ¹

2. Adjective. (by extension) that does not originate in a living organism ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) An inorganic compound ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inorganic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Inorganic

1. Pertaining to substances not of organic origin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inorganic

inopportunity
inoppressive
inopulent
inorb
inorbed
inorbing
inorbs
inorder
inordinacies
inordinacy
inordinate
inordinately
inordinateness
inordination
inordinations
inorganic (current term)
inorganic acid
inorganic carbon
inorganic chemicals
inorganic chemist
inorganic chemistry
inorganic chemists
inorganic compound
inorganic compounds
inorganic dental cement
inorganic murmur
inorganic phosphate
inorganic polymer
inorganic polymers
inorganic pyrophosphatase

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