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Traditional English :: inorganic
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inorganic.html - adj. 1 Chem. (of a compound) not organic, usu. of mineral origin (opp. ORGANIC). 2 without organized physical structure. 3 not arising by natural growth; extraneous. 4 Philol. not explainable by normal etymology. inorganic chemistry the chemistry of inorganic compounds. |
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Traditional English :: inorganic
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inorganic.html - adj. 1 Chem. (of a compound) not organic, usu. of mineral origin (opp. ORGANIC). 2 without organized physical structure. 3 not arising by natural growth; extraneous. 4 Philol. not explainable by normal etymology. inorganic chemistry the chemistry of inorganic compounds. |
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Traditional English :: inordinate
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inorganic.html - adj. 1 immoderate; excessive. 2 intemperate. 3 disorderly. inordinately adv. [ME f. L inordinatus (as IN-(1), ordinatus past part. of ordinare ORDAIN)] |
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Traditional English :: inorganic
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inorganic.html - adj. 1 Chem. (of a compound) not organic, usu. of mineral origin (opp. ORGANIC). 2 without organized physical structure. 3 not arising by natural growth; extraneous. 4 Philol. not explainable by normal etymology. inorganic chemistry the chemistry of inorganic compounds. |
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Traditional English :: inobservance
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inorganic.html - n. 1 inattention. 2 (usu. foll. by of) non-observance (of a law etc.). [F inobservance or L inobservantia (as IN-(1), OBSERVANCE)] |
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Traditional English :: inoculate
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inorganic.html - v.tr. 1 a treat (a person or animal) with a small quantity of the agent of a disease, in the form of vaccine or serum, usu. by injection, to promote immunity against the disease. b implant (a disease) by means of vaccine. 2 instil (a person) with ideas or opinions. inoculable adj. inoculation n. inoculative adj. inoculator n. [orig. in sense 'insert (a bud) into a plant': L inoculare inoculat- engraft (as IN-(2), oculus eye, bud)] |
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