organic
/ɔːˈgænɪk/adjective
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- of, relating to, or derived from living matter（与）生物体（有关）的; （与）有机体（有关）的：
organic soils.
有机土壤。
1.1
- Chemistry of, relating to, or denoting compounds containing carbon (other than simple binary compounds and salts) and chiefly or ultimately of biological origin【化】（与）有机物质（有关）的。比较INORGANIC.
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- (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals（食物, 耕种方法）有机的, 不使用化肥、杀虫剂或其他人工化学品的。
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- Physiology of or relating to a bodily organ or organs【生理】（与）身体器官（有关）的。
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- Medicine (of a disease) affecting the structure of an organ【医】（疾病）组织结构的, 器质性的。
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- denoting a relation between elements of something such that they fit together harmoniously as necessary parts of a whole构成整体所必需的, 不可分割的, 有机的：
the organic unity of the integral work of art.
完整艺术作品各方面的有机统一。
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- characterized by continuous or natural development持续发展的, 自然发展的：
companies expand as much by acquisition as by organic growth.
公司的扩大是自然发展的结果也是收购的结果。
派生词
organically
adverb词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos 'relating to an organ or instrument'.