inorganic

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ organic.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

inorganic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.
  2. That does not originate in a living organism.
  3. (Internet, marketing, of search results) Not generated by the ranking algorithms of a search engine, but deliberately by promotional techniques.
    Antonym: organic
  4. (linguistics, obsolete) Irregular

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

inorganic (plural inorganics)

  1. (chemistry) An inorganic compound

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inorganique.

Adjective

inorganic m or n (feminine singular inorganică, masculine plural inorganici, feminine and neuter plural inorganice)

  1. inorganic

Declension

Declension of inorganic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite inorganic inorganică inorganici inorganice
definite inorganicul inorganica inorganicii inorganicele
genitive-
dative
indefinite inorganic inorganice inorganici inorganice
definite inorganicului inorganicei inorganicilor inorganicelor