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Adjective: inorganic  ,in-or'ga-nik
  1. (chemistry) relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
    "hydrochloric and sulphuric acids are called inorganic substances"
     
  2. Lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

See also: amorphous, artificial, mineral, unstructured

Antonym: organic

Encyclopedia: Inorganic

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inoffensive
inoffensively
inoperable
inoperative
inopportune
inopportunely
inopportuneness
inordinate
inordinately
inordinateness
inorganic
inorganic chemistry
inorganic compound
inorganic phosphate
inorganically
inosculate
inosculation
inosine
inositol
inpatient
in-person