adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/
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rhymes with -ænɪk
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N AO0 R G AE1 N IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: organic
7
adjective
Meaning 7
lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: organic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English organic English inorganic From in- + organic.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
joorganik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Albanian:
inorganik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Asturian:
inorgánicu
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Azerbaijani:
qeyri-üzvi
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Belarusian:
неаргані́чны
(njearhaníčny)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Bulgarian:
неорганичен
(neorganičen)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Catalan:
inorgànic
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Chinese Mandarin:
無機 /无机
(wújī)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Czech:
anorganický
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Danish:
uorganisk
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Dutch:
anorganisch
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Esperanto:
neorganika
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Finnish:
epäorgaaninen
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
French:
inorganique
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Galician:
inorgánico
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
German:
anorganisch
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Hungarian:
szervetlen
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Ido:
neorganika
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Indonesian:
anorganik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Indonesian:
anorganis
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Irish:
neamhorgánach
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Italian:
inorganico
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Japanese:
無機
(muki)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Kazakh:
бейорганикалық
(beiorganikalyq)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Latvian:
neorganisks
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Malay:
tak organik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Malayalam:
അകാർബണിക
(akāṟbaṇika)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Manx:
neuorgaanagh
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Norwegian Bokmål:
uorganisk
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uorganisk
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Polish:
nieorganiczny
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Polish:
anorganiczny
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Portuguese:
inorgânico
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Romanian:
anorganic
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Russian:
неоргани́ческий
(neorganíčeskij)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Scottish Gaelic:
neo-organach
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Serbo-Croatian:
а̏норга̄нскӣ
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Serbo-Croatian:
ȁnorgānskī
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Spanish:
inorgánico
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Swedish:
oorganisk
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Tagalog:
ditaghayin
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Tagalog:
dihayin
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Turkish:
inorganik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Turkish:
anorganik
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Ukrainian:
неоргані́чний
(neorhaníčnyj)
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
Welsh:
anorganig
— relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
