| 单词 | organic |
| 释义 | organic (once / 243 pages) 1adj 2adjn 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. WORD FAMILYorganic: inorganic, organically, organicism, organics, organism+/inorganic: inorganically/micro-organism: micro-organisms/microorganism: microorganisms/organ: organic, organification, organist, organs/organicism: organicistic/organism: micro-organism, microorganism, organismal, organisms/organist: organists USAGE EXAMPLESIn the Philippines, he worked in research, advocacy and policy legislation, which led to the development of sustainable organic agriculture to feed the poor. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) A crucial element is that these brands commit to buying a certain amount of organic cotton from the farmers at the beginning of the season. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It contrasts line and color, as well as organic and geometric. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms organic life organic growth organic remains found in rock Syn|Ant integrated, structured resembling a living organism in organization or development nonsyntheticinvolving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives inorganic lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms amorphous, unstructuredlacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies artificialnot arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes mineralcomposed of matter other than plant or animal 2adj relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis hydrocarbons are organic compounds Ant inorganic relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis 3adj involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs an organic disease Ant functional involving or affecting function rather than physiology 4adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) 2Syn constituent, constitutional, constitutive essential basic and fundamental 1adj of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones organic eggs organic vegetables organic chicken Syn wholesome conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being 2adj simple and healthful and close to nature an organic lifestyle Syn healthful conducive to good health of body or mind 3n a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter Syn|Hypo|Hyper organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer bonemeal fertilizer made of ground bones neem cakeresidue after oil is pressed from neem seeds manureany animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material fish mealground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock guanothe excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer chicken manurechicken excreta used as fertilizer cow manurecow excreta used as fertilizer green manurea growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil horse manurehorse excreta used as fertilizer night soilhuman excreta used as fertilizer fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile |
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