organic
Meaning
adj 1: relating or belonging to the class of chemical compoundshaving a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic
compounds" [ant: inorganic]
2: of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic
soil"
3: being or relating to or derived from or having properties
characteristic of living organisms; "organic life";
"organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock" [ant: inorganic]
4: involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an
organic disease" [ant: functional]
5: of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without
synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic
eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"
6: simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic
lifestyle"
7: constitutional in the structure of something (especially
your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional,
constitutive(a)]
n : a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
[syn: organic fertilizer, organic fertiliser]