inorganic

Adjective
  1. Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis (synset 301683903)
    "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
  2. Lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms (synset 301684775)
    similar to:
    • 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

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