inorganic

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US/ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/UK/ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/

adjective

Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.

Similar
amorphousunstructuredartificialmineral
Opposite
organic
OriginEnglish organic ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveinorganic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryRelating to a compound that does not contain carbon.
  2. not comparableThat does not originate in a living organism.
  3. Internetnot comparablebusinessNot generated by the ranking algorithms of a search engine, but deliberately by promotional techniques.

    Antonyms: organic

  4. not comparableobsoletehuman sciencesIrregular
nouninorganic (plural inorganics)

plural inorganics

  1. chemistryAn inorganic compound

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot generated by the ranking algorithms of a search engine, but deliberately by promotional techniques.

Opposite
organic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis

Opposite
organic

adjectivelacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

Similar
amorphousunstructuredartificialmineral
Opposite
organic
Also see
amorphousartificialmineralunorganicalunstructured

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishorganic
  8. Englishinorganic

From in- + organic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian неорганичен
  • неорганичен (neorganičen)relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Catalan inorgànic
  • inorgànicrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Chinese Mandarin 無機 /无机
  • 無機 /无机 (wújī)relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Czech anorganický
  • anorganickýrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Danish uorganisk
  • uorganiskrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Dutch anorganisch
  • anorganischrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Esperanto neorganika
  • neorganikarelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Finnish epäorgaaninen
  • epäorgaaninenrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
French inorganique
  • inorganiquerelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
German anorganisch
  • anorganischrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Hungarian szervetlen
  • szervetlenrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Indonesian anorganik, anorganis
  • anorganikrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • anorganisrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Irish neamhorgánach
  • neamhorgánachrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Italian inorganico
  • inorganicorelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Japanese 無機
  • 無機 (muki)relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Latvian neorganisks
  • neorganisksrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Malay tak organik
  • tak organikrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Norwegian Bokmål uorganisk
  • uorganiskrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Polish nieorganiczny, anorganiczny
  • nieorganicznyrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • anorganicznyrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Portuguese inorgânico
  • inorgânicorelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Romanian anorganic
  • anorganicrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Russian неоргани́ческий
  • неоргани́ческий (neorganíčeskij)relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Scottish Gaelic neo-organach
  • neo-organachrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Spanish inorgánico
  • inorgánicorelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Swedish oorganisk
  • oorganiskrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Tagalog ditaghayin, dihayin
  • ditaghayinrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • dihayinrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Turkish inorganik, anorganik
  • inorganikrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • anorganikrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Ukrainian неоргані́чний
  • неоргані́чний (neorhaníčnyj)relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Welsh anorganig
  • anorganigrelating to a compound that does not contain carbon

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inorganic

organicHispanicpanicmechanictitanicvolcanicmanicbotanicshamanicBritannictannictympanicclavulanicRomanicaldermanictetanicDianicallophanicalloxanicbalanicbistephaniccaroticotympanicCatalaniccyanic
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Cite this entry
APA

inorganic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inorganic

MLA

“inorganic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inorganic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inorganic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inorganic.

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