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Its original meaning is "Part of or derived from living matter".

It can be related to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter.

It can mean, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease .

In farming or gardening it can mean something marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin for plants and produce such as " organic vegetable s" and " organic gardening". In livestock it means animals are raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones or synthetic chemical s; examples of such things being like as "organic chicken" and "organic cattle farming."

Strictly, the term should be Non-Inorganic but this is seen as excessively clumsy by modern journalism.

In building materials it can mean the avoidance of the use of petrochemical and other man-made materials (such as plywood, vinyl and fiberglass, instead using materials such as solid wood, linoleum, straw, adobeThis page deals with adobe, the construction material. For information about the software company, see Adobe Systems. Adobe is a building material composed of sandy clay and (usually) straw, which can be cast into bricks or shaped directly into walls usin and cottonCotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant. The fibre is most often spun into thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. Cotton is a valuable crop because only about 10% of the raw weight is lost in processing. Once tr. Such buildings may be intended to reduce problems with allergies.

It can mean serving organic foodOrganic food has both a popular meaning, a scientific meaning, and in some countries, a legal definition. In everyday conversation, it usually refers to all "naturally produced" foods, or the product of organic farming. As a scientific term, it is somewha such as in an "organic restaurant".

It can mean a simple, healthful, and close to nature, an "organic lifestyle."

More correctly it means having properties associated with living organisms.

It can also mean that something constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental.

In chemistryChemistry is the science of matter and its interactions with energy (see physics, biology). Because of the diversity of matter (which is mostly atomic), Chemists are often engaged in the pursuit of studying how atoms interact to form molecules, and how mo organic compoundAn organic compound is any of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon, with exception of carbides, carbonates and carbon oxides. Organic compounds are studied in organic chemistry; many of them, such as proteins, fats, and carbos means of, or designating, carbon compound s. See Organic chemistryOrganic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds. Organic nomenclature Organic nomenclature is the system established for naming and grouping organic compounds. Aliphatic co.

A military unitA military unit is an organisation within an armed force. It may consist of any number of soldiers, ships, vehicles, or aircraft. Armies, navies, and air forces, are organised hierarchicaly into groups of various sizes for functional, tactical and adminis predominantly of one type (armour, infantry, artillery, etc.) may incorporate subunits of a different type, to improve combined arms capability; such subunits are referred to as 'organic artillery', 'organic armour', etc. See Organic (military).