Dictionary entries for 'organic'

Synonyms

or·gan·ic (ôr-găńĭk)

adjective

Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter.
Of, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease.
1. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin: organic vegetables; an organic farm.
2. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals: organic chicken; organic cattle farming.
3. Serving organic food: an organic restaurant.
4. Simple, healthful, and close to nature: an organic lifestyle.
1. Having properties associated with living organisms.
2. Resembling a living organism in organization or development; interconnected: society as an organic whole.
Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental.
Law Denoting or relating to the fundamental or constitutional laws and precepts of a government or an organization.
Chemistry Of or designating carbon compounds.

A substance, especially a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
Chemistry An organic compound.