"organic" adjective relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic compounds" [ant: inorganic (http://word.sc/inorganic)] of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic soil" 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 (http://word.sc/inorganic)] involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an organic disease" [ant: functional (http://word.sc/functional)] of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken" simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic lifestyle" constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a) (http://word.sc/constituent(a)), constitutional (http://word.sc/constitutional), constitutive(a) (http://word.sc/constitutive(a))] noun a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter [syn: organic fertilizer (http://word.sc/organic fertilizer), organic fertiliser (http://word.sc/organic fertiliser)] Source: http://www.word.sc/organic

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