inorganic

adjective
🔊/ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/
🔊/ˌɪnɔːrˈɡænɪk/
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  1. not consisting of or coming from any living substances无生物的;无机的
    • inorganic fertilizers无机肥料
    • Rocks and minerals are inorganic.岩石和矿物都是无机物。
    opposite organicTopics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInorganic is used with these nouns:
    • chemical
    • chemist
    • chemistry
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  2. (chemistry化学) relating to chemical compounds that do not contain carbon
    • inorganic compounds无机化合物
    opposite organic (3)Topics Physics and chemistryc2