Thesaurus: inorganic

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1. a. Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.
2. adj. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relating">relating or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/belonging">belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
3. adj. lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
4. Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic substances. Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which are not directly connected with vital processes, either in origin or nature, and which are broadly and relatively contrasted with organic subscances. See Organic. Inorganic Chemistry. See under Chemistry.
5. Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid ofan organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, allchemical compounds are inorganic substances.
6. j:100 a. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relating">relating or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/belonging">belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis a. lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms