inorganic

CEFRC1

/ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not produced by or consisting of living things.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not generated by the ranking algorithms of a search engine, but deliberately by promotional techniques.

Examples

  • Water and mineral salts are inorganic substances.

  • How do organic proteins and nucleic acids emerge from inorganic matter?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That does not originate in a living organism.

  2. Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.

  3. Irregular

Antonyms

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The chemist studied the blank compound, which did not contain any carbon.

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Origin

adjective

From in- + organic.