organic

  • 11organic — 01. We buy [organic] food at the farmers market. It costs a little bit more, but we think it s better for our health. 02. Regular bananas are 59¢ a pound, and [organic] bananas are 89¢. 03. It s hard to know what [organic] really means for the… …

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  • 12organic — or|gan|ic [o:ˈgænık US o:r ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(farming)¦ 2¦(development)¦ 3¦(living things)¦ 4¦(part of something)¦ 5¦(body organs)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FARMING)¦ relating to farming or gardening methods of growing food without using artificial chemicals …

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  • 13organic — organicalness, organicity /awr geuh nis i tee/, n. /awr gan ik/, adj. 1. noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other… …

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  • 14organic — I. adjective Date: 1517 1. archaic instrumental 2. a. of, relating to, or arising in a bodily organ b. affecting the structure of the organism 3. a. (1) of, relating to, or derived from living organisms < or …

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  • 15organic — [[t]ɔː(r)gæ̱nɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Organic methods of farming and gardening use only natural animal and plant products to help the plants or animals grow and be healthy, rather than using chemicals. Organic farming is expanding everywhere …

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  • 16organic */ — UK [ɔː(r)ˈɡænɪk] / US [ɔrˈɡænɪk] adjective 1) a) organic food or drink is produced using only a small number of artificial chemicals Is this milk organic? organic apples b) used for describing methods of farming and food production that use only&#8230; …

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  • 17organic — or|gan|ic [ ɔr gænık ] adjective * ▸ 1 not using chemicals ▸ 2 from living things ▸ 3 of parts that fit well ▸ 4 happening naturally ▸ 5 about the body s organs 1. ) organic food or drink is produced without using artificial chemicals: Is this&#8230; …

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  • 18Organic — 1) A chemical compound that contains carbon. 2) Related to an organ. 3) Grown or prepared without the use of chemicals or pesticides, as in organic food. * * * 1. Relating to an organ. 2. Relating to or formed by an organism. 3. Organized;&#8230; …

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  • 19organic — adjective 1 LIVING THINGS living, or produced by or from living things: Peat is decomposed organic matter. opposite inorganic (1) 2 BODY ORGANS concerning the organs of the body: organic diseases 3 PART OF STH a) made up of many parts that all&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20organic*/ — [ɔːˈgænɪk] adj 1) organic food or drink is produced without using artificial chemicals organic apples/meat[/ex] organic farming[/ex] 2) relating to, or produced by, living things organic material/waste/matter[/ex] 3) happening or developing as a&#8230; …

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