| ADJECTIVE | all | inorganic | relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis |
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| all | inorganic | lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms |
| Sounds | ihnaorgae'nihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis. | |
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| Example | "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances" | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Opposite | organic | relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis |
| Spanish | inorgánico | |
| Catalan | inorgànic | |
| Adverbs | inorganically | not involving carbon compounds |
| Meaning | lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms. | |
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| Narrower | amorphous, unstructured | lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies |
| artificial | not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes | |
| mineral | Composed of matter other than plant or animal | |
| Opposite | organic | Being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms |
| Spanish | inorgánico | |
| Catalan | inorgànic | |
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