inorganic

英 [ɪnɔː'gænɪk] 美['ɪnɔr'gænɪk]

• adj. [无化] 无机的；无生物的

1. relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis;

"hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"

2. lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms