organic

comparative more organic · superlative most organic · alternative organick

1. biologyPertaining to or derived from living organisms.First known use 1778
2. medicinePertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
3. chemistryRelating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
4. agricultureOf food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.First known use 1942
5. human sciencesDescribing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
6. governmentOf a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).

   Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.

   1945, U.S. War Department, Handbook on German Military Forces, LSU Press, published 1990, page 161

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   Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.

   1998, Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit, Beghahn Books, page 29

7. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.

   those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously

   [1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London]: […] [Thomas Underhill and/or Thomas Johnson], →OCLC

8. InternetbusinessGenerated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.

   According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.

   2008, Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business

   Antonyms: inorganic

9. Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.

   The writing of the script was an organic process.

10. Harmonious; coherent; structured.

    The production came together in an organic whole.

plural organics · alternative organick

1. chemistryAn organic compound.
2. An organic food.
3. literatureA living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.

   Pitiful organics.

   2016, Paradox Interactive, Stellaris (video game), scene: Anomaly Event 3089