Definitions for inorganic

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inorganic in·or·gan·ic

Spelling: [in-awr-gan-ik]

IPA: /ˌɪn ɔrˈgæn ɪk/

Inorganic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 272 anagrams from letters in inorganic (acgiinnor).

Definitions for inorganic

adjective

1. not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
2. not characterized by vital processes.
3. Chemistry. noting or pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives. Compare organic (def 1).
4. not fundamental or related; extraneous.

Origin of inorganic

First recorded in 1785-95; in-³ + organic

Examples for inorganic

It is another case of the inorganic, so to speak, passing into the organic.

Natural phenomena, the forces of the organic and inorganic worlds.

The thigh-bone, of all the bones, contains most inorganic matter.

He wants an answer in terms of chemistry, are they organic or inorganic?

It is the distinction between the Organic and the inorganic.

The plant is made of materials which have once been inorganic.

So far as beauty goes the organic world and the inorganic are one.

Perhaps all the elements may be the outcome of an inorganic evolution.

It does not belong to the inorganic Kingdom, because it lives.

The natural world is to the Spiritual as the inorganic to the organic.