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Inorganic vs Nonorganic - What's the difference?

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Nonorganic is a related term of inorganic.



As adjectives the difference between inorganic and nonorganic

is that inorganic is relating to a compound that does not contain carbon while nonorganic is not organic.

As nouns the difference between inorganic and nonorganic

is that inorganic is an inorganic compound while nonorganic is an item, material, etc. that is not organic.

inorganic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • (by extension) that does not originate in a living organism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An inorganic compound

    • See also

    * organic

    nonorganic

    English

    Alternative forms

    *non-organic

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (usually, of food) Not organic
  • *{{quote-news, 1988, January 22, Robert McClory, The Yeast of Our Problems, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods

    Related terms

    *inorganic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item, material, etc. that is not organic.