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# organic

«organic» in Mova's school dictionary: **grown or raised without man-made chemicals such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (organic; organically — adverb)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Organic food is grown or raised without man-made chemicals such as artificial pesticides and fertilisers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m1)

2) (science) Organic means coming from living things, such as plants and animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m2)

3) (chemistry) Organic substances contain carbon, like sugar, oil and plastics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m3)

4) Organic growth or change happens naturally and slowly, not forced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In shops it is a food label. In science it describes material that rots (organic waste goes in compost) and the chemistry of carbon. In everyday speech «organic» growth means natural growth. Phrases: «organic food», «organic matter», «organic waste», «organic farming».

### examples

- We buy organic apples at the market. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x1)
- Leaves and peel are organic matter for the compost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x2)
- Soil is full of organic material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x3)
- This farm grows organic vegetables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x4)
- Organic waste goes in the green bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x5)
- Wood is organic because it came from a tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x6)
- The club grew in an organic way, friend by friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x7)
- Organic eggs come from hens kept without certain chemicals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#x8)

### note

Myth: «organic» does not mean «no chemicals at all» — everything is made of chemicals; it means no artificial pesticides and certain other rules. Organic is not always healthier. Opposite in science: inorganic (rock, metal, salt).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «organic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.