organic

/ɔ:'gænik/

Thân thiện

An organic farmer harvests fresh vegetables from a sunlit field.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or derived from living organisms: Pertaining to substances, compounds, or matter that comes from or is associated with living things.
   • Involving natural, non-synthetic methods: Describing a system of farming or food production that avoids the use of artificial chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides.
   • Fundamental or structural: Relating to the essential structure or constitution of something, making it an integral part of a whole.
   • Affecting a bodily organ: In medicine, relating to a disease or condition that causes detectable changes in the structure of an organ.

2. Noun:

   • A fertilizer from natural sources: A substance used to enrich soil, derived from animal or plant matter.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:

  • We buy organic vegetables from the local farm. (This describes food grown without synthetic chemicals.)
  • The company's growth was organic, expanding naturally from its core business. (This describes development that is natural and internal.)
  • The doctor diagnosed an organic disorder affecting the heart. (This describes a physical disease of an organ.)
  • Hydrocarbons are classic examples of organic compounds. (This describes chemical compounds containing carbon, typically from living matter.)

• Noun:

  • The gardener prefers to use an organic like compost to feed the plants. (This refers to a natural fertilizer.)

Advanced Usage

• "Organic search results": In digital marketing, these are unpaid listings in search engine results, arising naturally from relevance.

  • Their website traffic comes primarily from organic search.

• "Organic unity": A concept in art, philosophy, or literature where all parts are necessary and integral to the whole.

  • The novel is praised for its organic unity, where every chapter is essential.

Variants and Related Words

• Organically (adverb): In an organic manner.

  • The farm is run organically, with no pesticides used.

• Organicism (noun): The theory that society or the universe is like a living organism.

• Inorganic (adjective): The opposite; not consisting of or coming from living matter, or not involving natural methods.

Synonyms

• Natural: Existing in or derived from nature.
• Biological: Relating to biology or living organisms.
• Fundamental: Forming a necessary base or core.
• Holistic: Characterized by the belief that parts are interconnected.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Go organic": To start using or consuming organic products.

  • After reading about health benefits, they decided to go organic.

• "Organic development/growth": Growth that happens naturally from within, rather than through external forces like acquisitions.

  • The startup focused on organic growth before seeking investors.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
2. simple and healthful and close to nature
   • an organic lifestyle
3. of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
   • organic eggs
   • organic vegetables
   • organic chicken
4. involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
   • an organic disease
5. being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
   • organic life
   • organic growth
   • organic remains found in rock
6. relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
   • hydrocarbons are organic compounds

Noun

1. a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• constituent
• constitutional
• constitutive
• organic fertilizer
• organic fertiliser