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Definition organic in American English

organic adjective

adjective
/ɔrˈɡænɪk/
1

organic food or drink is produced using no or only a small number of artificial chemicals and methods

Example

Is this milk organic?

Example

organic apples

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1.1

used for describing methods of farming and food production that use no or only a small number of artificial chemicals and methods

Example

organic farming/farmers/techniques

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2

connected with, produced by, or obtained from living things

Example

organic material/waste/matter

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3

consisting of different parts that all fit together well

Example

Together, these elements make an organic whole.

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Example

The business has expanded through organic growth, rather than by taking over other companies.

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5

connected with the body's organs

Example

There was some evidence of organic degeneration caused by alcohol abuse.

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Definition organic in American English