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inorganic
in·or·gan·ic [ ìn awr gánnik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not animal or vegetable: composed of minerals rather than living material
2. without carbon: describes chemical compounds that contain no carbon, excluding the oxides of carbon, carbon disulfide, cyanides, and their associated acids and salts

in·or·gan·i·cal·ly adverb
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