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organical

organical is the archaic form of organic.

Meaning of organic

Adjective

organic (comparative more organic, superlative most organic)

  1. Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
  2. Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
  3. Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
  4. Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
  5. 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. Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
    • Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.1998, Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit, Beghahn Books, page 29

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Forms of organical

comparativemore organical
superlativemost organical

Words formed from organical

Questions about organical

What is organical the archaic form of?
Organical is the archaic form of organic.

Words near organical in the dictionary

  1. organic reduction
  2. organic reductions
  3. organic salt
  4. organic salts
  5. organic search marketing
  6. organical
  7. organically
  8. organicalness
  9. organicism
  10. organicisms
  11. organicist

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