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