Definitions for: Inorganic

[adj] (chemistry) relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis; "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"
[adj] lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

Webster (1913) Definition: In`or*gan"ic, a. [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F.
inorganique.]
Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of
an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as,
all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.

Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large
series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which
are not directly connected with vital processes, either
in origin or nature, and which are broadly and
relatively contrasted with organic subscances. See
Organic.

Inorganic Chemistry. See under Chemistry.

Synonyms: amorphous, artificial, mineral, unstructured

Antonyms: organic

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