inorganic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inorganic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inorganic adj relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis; "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances" Antonym(s): organic lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms Antonym(s): organic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inorganic \In`organ"ic\, a. [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F. inorganique.] Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic* substances. Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which are not directly connected with vital processes, either in origin or nature, and which are broadly and relatively contrasted with organic subscances. See {Organic}. {Inorganic Chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.