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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"
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)