inorganic

English

Etymology

in- + organic

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

inorganic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  2. that does not originate in a living organism

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

inorganic (plural inorganics)

  1. (chemistry) An inorganic compound

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inorganique.

Adjective

inorganic m or n (feminine singular inorganică, masculine plural inorganici, feminine and neuter plural inorganice)

  1. inorganic

Declension

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