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Organically
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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World English Dictionary
| organic (ɔːˈɡænɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of living plants and animals |
| 2. | of or relating to animal or plant constituents or products having a carbon basis |
| 3. | of or relating to one or more organs of an animal or plant |
| 4. | Compare inorganic of, relating to, or belonging to the class of chemical compounds that are formed from carbon: an organic compound |
| 5. | constitutional in the structure of something; fundamental; integral |
| 6. | of or characterized by the coordination of integral parts; organized |
| 7. | developing naturally: organic change through positive education |
| 8. | of or relating to the essential constitutional laws regulating the government of a state: organic law |
| 9. | of, relating to, or grown with the use of fertilizers or pesticides deriving from animal or vegetable matter, rather than from chemicals |
| —n | |
| 10. | any substance, such as a fertilizer or pesticide, that is derived from animal or vegetable matter |
| 11. | organic food collectively |
| or'ganically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
organically
1680s in reference to bodily organs; 1862 in reference to living beings; 1841 as "as part of an organized whole;" from organic.
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