organic

11 definitions • 13 examples

not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products:

organic food/fruit/farms/farmers

being or coming from living plants and animals:

A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.

(of a disease or illness) producing a physical change in the structure of an organ or part of the body

happening or developing naturally over time, without being forced or planned by anyone:

Our policies are organic. They change as situations change.

His television career was an organic development from the endless sketches he used to enact with his best friend from school.

If a company experiences organic growth, it develops its own business instead of buying other companies:

Our future development will be achieved by organic growth rather than acquisitions of other companies.

(of a chemical substance) containing carbon:

Organic chemicals are used in the manufacture of plastics, fibres, solvents and paints.

consisting of or relating to living plants and animals, or the substances of which they are made

Organic also means relating to, or belonging to a group of substances containing the chemical element carbon.

not using artificial chemicals in the production of plants and animals for food:

organic fruits and vegetables

relating to growing food or other products without using artificial chemicals:

Are these carrots organic?

organic food/produce/products

The baby clothes were made of 100% organic cotton.

organic farming/agriculture/gardening

organic farmers/growers

relating to the growth in a company, etc. that is achieved without buying other companies:

All this planned expansion will be organic, not achieved through acquisitions.