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inorganic

/in-awr-gan-ik/US // ˌɪn ɔrˈgæn ɪk //UK // (ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk) //

无机,无机物,无机的,无机物的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
    • : not characterized by vital processes.
    • : Chemistry. noting or pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives.Compare organic.
    • : not fundamental or related; extraneous.

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Examples

  • “We will utilise the IPO proceedings for funding organic and inorganic growth initiatives, and for general corporate purposes,” Zomato’s chief financial officer Akshant Goyal said.

  • Minerals are “considered to be naturally occurring, inorganic solid substances,” Rossman explains.

  • Blame is usually attributed to particulate matter — organic and inorganic particles suspended in the air, including pollen, ash and pollutants.

  • The FDA has set the maximum allowable levels in bottled water at 10 ppb of inorganic arsenic.

  • It may be only a few more centuries before humans are overtaken or transcended by inorganic intelligence, which will then persist, continuing to evolve on a faster-than-Darwinian timescale for billions of years.

  • Table showing the quantity of inorganic matters in 100 parts of different plants dried at 212°.

  • These actions, operating through a long series of years, are the source of the inorganic constituents of all soils.

  • While the constants of a large number of organic bases194 have been determined few constants of inorganic bases are as yet known.

  • Such is not always the case, for some bacteria seem to be able to build up protein out of simple inorganic nitrogenous substances.

  • Mineral matters are inorganic, being chlorides, carbonates or phosphates of calcium, sodium and potassium.