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or·gan·ic
I. \(ˈ)ȯ(r)|ganik, -nēk\ adjective
Etymology: Latin organicus, from Greek organikos, from organon tool, instrument, organ + -ikos -ic — more at organ
1. archaic : serving as an instrument or means : instrumental
2. [French organique, from Middle French, from Late Latin organicus, from Greek organikos]
a. : of or relating to an organ or a system of organs; specifically : relating to or affecting the internal organs of the body
< organic changes in emotion >
b. : consisting of or containing organs
< the organic structure of animals and plants >
c. : produced by an organ
< organic pleasure >
specifically : having origin in demonstrable somatic pathology
< organic psychoses >
— compare functional
d. : affecting the structure of the organism
< an organic disease >
— compare functional
3.
a.
(1) : of, relating to, or derived from living organisms
< organic evolution >
< organic matter >
: being, composed of, or containing matter of plant or animal origin
< organic remains in the Silurian rocks >
< a highly organic soil >
(2) : relating to, produced with, or based on the use of organics as fertilizers without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers or pesticides
< organic farming >
< organic vegetables >
b. : exhibiting characters or qualities peculiar to living organisms
< organic growth >
< organic nature >
broadly : forming or belonging to the animate world
< the powers of the atom bomb to effect strict organic and inorganic destruction — W.D.Pardridge >
< organic life >
4.
a. : being, containing, or relating to carbon compounds especially in which hydrogen is attached to carbon whether derived from living organisms or not — usually distinguished from inorganic or mineral
< organic solvents >
< organic pigments >
b. : being in the form of such a carbon compound
< organic nitrogen in proteins >
5.
a.
(1) : forming an integral element of a whole : fundamental, inherent, vital
< incidental music rather than organic parts of the action — Francis Fergusson >
(2) : involving or inherent in the basic character or structure (as of a nation or church) : constitutional, organizational
< the organic union of what had been two denominations >
(3) : belonging etymologically to the structure of a word
< organic t in dental >
< organic d in hound contrasted with d in sound [L sonus] >
(4) : assigned to and constituting a permanent part of a military organization (as a regiment) under its table of organization and equipment
b.
(1) : constituting a whole whose parts are mutually dependent or intrinsically related : having systematic coordination : organized
< an overall perceivable pattern into which the parts can be fitted to make an organic whole — Irving Stone >
(2) : forming a complex entity in which the whole is more than the sum of the individual parts and the parts have a life and character deriving from their participation in the whole : having the character of an organism
< form and content … wrought into a unique organic whole outside of which neither element has any relevant meaning — Carlos Lynes >
< in such an organic society the concept of individual liberty was virtually unknown — H.J.Laski >
6.
a. : arising and developing in a manner resembling the growth of a living plant or animal
< organic form in poetry >
< the romantic principle asserts that form is an organic event, proceeding from the intuitive experience of the artist — Kathleen Raine >
< many new coinages in modern Hebrew stem from the normal organic structure of the language — William Chomsky >
: having the character of a natural outgrowth
< an organic connection between the Koran and the Old and New Testaments — Norman Cousins >
b.
(1) : having a form suggesting natural growth as opposed to one that is calculated and contrived
< organic crystal formations >
(2) : having a form growing out of inherent factors (as function, site) rather than convention
< a clear organic architecture … whose function is clearly recognizable in the relation of its forms — Walter Gropius >
7. : being or relating to the law by virtue of which a government or organization exists as such : incorporated or involved in the organization of a state, political organism, or other organized association
< their nation has written the separation of church and state into its organic law — Paul Blanshard >
< the purpose of the weather bureau as defined in its organic act is to provide meteorological information — F.W.Reichelderfer >
8. : interpreting something (as human society) as having the characteristics of a living plant or animal : organismic
< an organic concept of the novel >
< the organic theory of the state >
II. noun
(-s)
: an organic substance: as
a. : a fertilizer consisting only of matter or products of plant or animal origin
b. : a pesticide whose active component is an organic compound or mixture of organic compounds |