Meaning & use
organic
Grown or produced without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or other artificial chemicals.
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The farmers market sold organic vegetables grown without any chemical pesticides.
The neighborhood's growth felt organic, expanding gradually as families moved in over decades.
A note on using this word
Beyond farming, "organic" is widely used figuratively to describe change that happens naturally and gradually, rather than being forced.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to or derived from living matter; involving carbon-based chemical compounds.
Chemistry students spend a full semester studying the reactions of organic compounds.
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