different between organic vs histosol

English

Alternative forms

• organick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????æn?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????æn?k/
• Rhymes: -æn?k

Adjective

organic (comparative more organic, superlative most organic)

1. (biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778]
2. (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
3. (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
4. (agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]
5. (sociology) Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
6. (military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
   • 1998: Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit. Beghahn Books, p 29.

     Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.

   • 1945: U.S. War Department, Handbook on German Military Forces. LSU Press (1990). p 161.

     Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.

7. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
8. (Internet, of search results) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to paid placement by advertisers.
   • 2008, Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business

     According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.

9. Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.

10. Harmonious; coherent; structured.

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): inorganic

Derived terms

Related terms

• organicity

Translations

Noun

organic (plural organics)

1. (chemistry) An organic compound.
2. An organic food.
3. (science fiction) A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.

Translations

See also

• inorganic

References

• organic at OneLook Dictionary Search
• organic in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• "organic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 227.
• organic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Gori?an, agrocin

Interlingua

Adjective

organic (not comparable)

1. organic (pertaining to organs)

Related terms

• organo

Middle English

Alternative forms

• organice, organik, organys, organise

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French organique, borrowed itself from Latin organicus. Equivalent to organe +? -ik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??ani?k/, /?r??ani?s/

Adjective

organic

1. Resembling or functioning like an organ; composed of distinct divisions.
2. (rare) Positioned around the neck or nape (used of veins)

Descendants

• English: organic

References

• “organik, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-03.

English

Etymology

From histo- (“tissue”) +? -sol (“soil”).

Noun

histosol (plural histosols)

1. (soil science) A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.
   • 1989, Donald Steila, Thomas E. Pond, The Geography of Soils: Formation, Distribution, and Management, 2nd Edition, page 173,

     Unlike other soil orders, Histosols are not considered primarily mineral, but organic. They are commonly called bog, moor, peat, or muck; they are last in the list of soil orders, last in areal importance, and have been given the least amount of attention in the more recent soil classification systems. […] Histosols are more than 12 to 18 percent organic carbon by weight (depending on the clay content of the mineral fraction and the kind of materials) and well over half organic matter by volume. Unless drained, most Histosols are saturated or nearly saturated with water a large portion of the year.

Synonyms

• organosol, peat

Translations