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# organic

adjective (organic; organically — adverb)

«organic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Organic food is grown or raised without man-made chemicals such as artificial pesticides and fertilisers. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m2)
3. (chemistry) Organic substances contain carbon, like sugar, oil and plastics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m3)
4. Organic growth or change happens naturally and slowly, not forced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/#m4)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «organic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«organic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/organic.html) on Mova free.