nonorganic

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English

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Etymology

From non- +‎ organic.

Adjective

nonorganic (not comparable)

  1. (usually of food) Not organic
    • 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader:
      Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods [] .
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
      Shepard: What else do you know about the geth?
      Ashley Williams: Just what I remember from history class back in school. They're synthetics. Non-organic life-forms with limited AI programming created by the quarians a few centuries ago.

Noun

nonorganic (plural nonorganics)

  1. An item, material, etc. that is not organic.