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organically

organically

1 4.2
In a way that involves carbon or living things
  • adverb
  • /ɔrˈɡænɪkli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : orgánicamente
  • In general, the Sarnia study demonstrates that microorganisms are indeed ubiquitous in an organically based process.
  • organically rich soil

Examples

  • Even when an employee's problem is organically based, he or she needs to feel that the manager perceives them positively.

    Academic text (1998)
  • It is, of course, conceivable that the lower courts might converge on a particular approach to the narrowest grounds rule organically.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The reward center is organically altered.

  • Uruba occurred organically and over thousands of years.

    Blog text (11)
  • The enzyme opens up the plant in Nebraska, USA, that of organically bound chlorine in ethanol.

    Blog text (3)
  • Physical cleaning can remove from coal 30 to 50 percent of the pyritic sulfur (which is not organically bound into the coal), or 10 to 30 percent of the total sulfur content.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Southern Florida is known to possess tremendous potential markets for compost products, as it has large agricultural and ornamental crop industries, large tracts of organically deficient soils, and a climate that degrades organic matter rapidly.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The garden thrived because the vegetables were grown in organically rich soil.

  • She prefers to eat fruits and vegetables that are grown organically without synthetic fertilizers.

  • The researchers discovered that nutrients are absorbed more effectively in soils that are organically managed.

Antonyms

inorganically
  • Specialized
1 7.0

In a way not made from living things, like minerals

How Organic

organically
  • Specialized
1 4.2
inorganically
  • Specialized
1 7.0
artificially
58 4.4

Surface Forms

organically positive

Morphology

organically = organic (transparent) = organic + ally

The adverb is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'organic'; when used in chemistry contexts it preserves the adjective's meaning ('relating to organic chemistry').

Etymology

Organically also comes from organic, which meant 'relating to living things' and in science came to mean 'containing carbon'. So in chemistry, something happening organically is connected to the chemistry of living things and usually involves carbon.