Inorganic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis

lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnɔːɹɡˈænɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnɔːɡˈanɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnɔːɡˈanɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnɔːɹɡˈænɪk/.

Examples

hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

organic

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis “hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances”
adjective	lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anorganisch

gehören zur Klasse der Verbindungen ohne Kohlenstoffbasis oder gehören zu ihr

🇫🇷French

inorganique

se rapportant ou appartenant à la classe des composés n'ayant pas de base carbonée

🇪🇸Spanish

inorgánico

Relativo o perteneciente a la clase de compuestos que no tienen una base de carbono.

🇮🇹Italian

inorganico

relativi o appartenenti alla classe dei composti non a base di carbonio

🇳🇱Dutch

anorganisch

die betrekking hebben op of behoren tot de klasse van verbindingen die geen koolstofbasis hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

inorgânico

relativo ou pertencente à classe de compostos sem base de carbono

🇷🇺Russian

неорганический

относящийся или принадлежащий к классу соединений, не имеющих углеродной основы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकार्बनिक

कार्बन आधार न रखने वाले यौगिकों के वर्ग से संबंधित या संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

অজৈব

কার্বন ভিত্তি নেই এমন যৌগগুলির শ্রেণীর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা অন্তর্গত

🇮🇳Tamil

கனிமமற்ற

கார்பன் அடிப்படை இல்லாத சேர்மங்களின் வகுப்போடு தொடர்புடையது அல்லது சேர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

అకర్బన

కార్బన్ ఆధారం లేని సమ్మేళనాల తరగతికి సంబంధించినది లేదా చెందినది

🇮🇳Marathi

अजैविक

कार्बन आधार नसलेल्या संयुगांच्या वर्गाशी संबंधित किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અકાર્બનિક

કાર્બન આધાર ન ધરાવતા સંયોજનોના વર્ગ સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜೈವಿಕ

ಇಂಗಾಲದ ಆಧಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರದ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಗಳ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അജൈവ

കാർബൺ അടിസ്ഥാനമില്ലാത്ത സംയുക്തങ്ങളുടെ വർഗ്ഗവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നതോ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر نامیاتی

کاربن کی بنیاد نہ رکھنے والے مرکبات کی کلاس سے متعلق یا تعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无机的

涉及或属于不具有碳基的化合物类别

🇯🇵Japanese

無機

炭素ベースを持たない化合物のクラスに関連する、またはそれに属する

🇰🇷Korean

무기물

탄소 기반을 갖지 않는 화합물 종류와 관련되거나 속하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô cơ

liên quan hoặc thuộc nhóm hợp chất không có gốc cacbon

🇹🇭Thai

อนินทรีย์

เกี่ยวข้องหรืออยู่ในกลุ่มสารประกอบที่ไม่มีคาร์บอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

anorganik

berkaitan atau termasuk dalam golongan senyawa yang tidak mempunyai basis karbon

🇲🇾Malay

bukan organik

berkaitan atau tergolong dalam kelas sebatian yang tidak mempunyai asas karbon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير عضوي

تتعلق أو تنتمي إلى فئة المركبات التي ليس لها أساس كربوني

🇮🇷Persian

غیرآلی

مربوط یا متعلق به کلاس ترکیباتی که پایه کربنی ندارند

🇹🇷Turkish

inorganik

Karbon esasına sahip olmayan bileşikler sınıfına ilişkin veya bu sınıfa ait

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹמֵם

קשורים או שייכים לקבוצת התרכובות שאין להן בסיס פחמן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inorganic'?

The primary meaning of 'inorganic' is 'relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis'.

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Using 'inorganic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inorganic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inorganic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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