Organic - Definition

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