adj 1 a  :  being or composed of matter other than plant or animal <an heart>   b  :  forming or belonging to the inanimate world  2  :  of, relating to, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with substances not usu. classed as organic in*or*gan*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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