ORGANIC

(LIVING) [adjective] [not gradable] - being or consisting of living plants and animalsThe display case contained organic remains found in the tomb - seeds, dried fruit, and small pieces of leather and bone.A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.See also organic at organ (BODY PART). Compare inorganic.If a company experiences organic growth, it develops its own business instead of buying other companies.Our future development will be achieved by organic growth rather than acquisitions of other companies.(specialized) Chemical substances which are organic contain carbon.Organic chemicals are used in the manufacture of plastics, fibres, solvents and paints.Oxygen occurs widely in organic and inorganic compounds.Organic chemistry is the scientific study of chemical substances which contain carbon, including artificial substances such as plastics.