organic - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

If you take up organic farming, be sure to use organic fertilizer, not some artificial chemical. Organic describes things that are natural or related to nature.

In common usage, organic is used to mean “healthful” or “close to nature.” It can also describe foods grown without artificial pesticides or fertilizers. In other uses, organic refers to living things or material that comes from living things. In a more medical sense, organic means “relating to the organs of the body,” and in a legal sense, organic describes something that is central to an organization or a government.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: organic

1	adj	being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
2	adj n	of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: organic

1

adj being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms

“organic life”

“organic growth”

“organic remains found in rock”

Synonyms: integrated, structured
resembling a living organism in organization or development; nonsynthetic
involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives

Antonyms:: inorganic
lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms; amorphous, unstructured
lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies; artificial
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes; mineral
composed of matter other than plant or animal; show more antonyms...

adj relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis

“hydrocarbons are organic compounds”

Antonyms:: inorganic
relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis

adj involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs

“an organic disease”

Antonyms:: functional
involving or affecting function rather than physiology

adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Synonyms:: constituent, constitutional, constitutive

: essential
basic and fundamental

2

adj of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones

“organic eggs”

“organic vegetables”

“organic chicken”

Synonyms: wholesome
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

adj simple and healthful and close to nature

“an organic lifestyle”

Synonyms: healthful
conducive to good health of body or mind

n a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

Synonyms:: organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; bonemeal
fertilizer made of ground bones; neem cake
residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds; manure
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material; fish meal
ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock; guano
the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer; chicken manure
chicken excreta used as fertilizer; cow manure
cow excreta used as fertilizer; green manure
a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil; horse manure
horse excreta used as fertilizer; night soil
human excreta used as fertilizer

Type of:: fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food
any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile