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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
    "Inorganic compounds do not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds"

See also: amorphous, artificial, mineral, unstructured

Antonym: organic

Encyclopedia: Inorganic