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INORGANIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
Example:
hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances
Classified under:
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Antonym:
organic (relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
Classified under:
Similar:
amorphous; unstructured (lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies)
artificial (not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes)
mineral (composed of matter other than plant or animal)
Antonym:
organic (being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms)
Context examples:
A laboratory test designed for the quantification of an organic or inorganic chemical within a biological specimen.
(Chemistry Test, NCI Thesaurus)
A green, crystalline, inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.
(Nickel Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
(Nitriles, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Organic or inorganic chemicals that contain an oxygen atom with an unpaired electron.
(Oxygen radical, NCI Thesaurus)
Organic or inorganic compounds that contain nitrogen as an integral part of the molecule.
(Nitrogen Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
A colorless, odorless phosphorus-containing inorganic acid.
(Phosphoric acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The process, which occurs during photosynthesis, transforms inorganic carbon into an organic form, while releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.
(Carbon hides in sediment, keeping oxygen in atmosphere, National Science Foundation)
Through much of human history, people around the world have sought inorganic compounds that could be used to paint things blue, often with limited success.
(Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals, National Science Foundation)
A dark green colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.
(Nickelocene, NCI Thesaurus)
A dark green to black colored, crystalline inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating.
(Nickel Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)
