English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-organic.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænɪk|-ænɪk

Adjective
en-adj

1. biology pertaining to, derived from, like, of the nature of, an organ of the body
2. chemistry relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products
3. of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agro-chemicals, and possibly certified organic by a regulatory body.
4. sociology a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdepencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).

Derived terms
organic chemistry

Translations
trans-top|pertaining to an organ
Dutch: orgaan-
Finnish: elimellinen, elin-
French: organique
German: organisch
Italian: organico
trans-mid
Swedish: organisk
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trans-top|in chemistry
Dutch: organisch, organische
Finnish: orgaaninen
French: organique
German: organisch
Italian: organico
trans-mid
Japanese: ��(���, yūki)
Portuguese: orgânico
Swedish: organisk
trans-bottom

trans-top|of food and food products
Dutch: organisch, organische
Danish: økologisk
Finnish: luomu-, luomu
French: biologique m, f
German: aus (kontrollieren|kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau, aus ökologischem Anbau, bio-#German|bio-, öko-#German|öko-
Italian: biologico, organico
trans-mid
Portuguese: orgânico
Spanish: orgánico m, orgánica f
trans-bottom

Category:Chemistry
Category:Biology

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• 2007-10-10 05:31 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/70.51.129.15|70.51.129.15]] ([[User_talk:70.51.129.15|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Utopia|Utopia]]

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