See Also: inorganic(dictionary)
Inorganic(medicine)
inorganic(dictionary)
inorganic chemistry(dictionary)
inorganic compound(encyclopedia)
inorganic pyrophosphatase(medicine)
inorganic phosphate(medicine)
inorganic murmur(medicine)
Inorganic chemicals(medicine)
inorganic compounds(medicine)

strangulate (iou) and inorganic (iou)


strangulate (iou)



strangulate verb trans. M17.
[Latin strangulat- pa. ppl stem of strangulare STRANGLE verb: see -ATE3.]
Choke, stifle, suffocate. Only in M17.
Medicine. Constrict or compress (an organ, duct, hernia, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or the passage of fluid; remove (a growth) by constricting it with a ligature. L18.
= STRANGLE verb 1a. rare. E19.
Choke (a plant); prevent the flow of sap in (a tree). M19.

inorganic (iou)



inorganic adjective & noun. L18.
[from IN-3 + ORGANIC.]
A. adjective.
a. Not having the characteristics of living organisms; inanimate; not composed of or derived from living matter. L18.
b. Chemistry. Orig., of, pertaining to, or designating substances not derived from or found in living organisms. Now, of, pertaining to, or designating substances which do not contain carbon (except in some simple cases: see note below). Cf. ORGANIC adjective 4b. M19.
inorganic chemistry the branch of chemistry that deals with the properties and reactions of inorganic substances.
Not provided with or acting by bodily organs. E19.
Shelley Speak Spirit! from thine inorganic voice I only know that thou Art moving near.
Not arising or growing naturally from an organization or structure; artificial; extraneous. M19.
Without organization or systematic arrangement. M19.
b. noun. Chemistry. An inorganic chemical. M20.
? Simple compounds of carbon, as oxides, carbonates, carbides, and forms of the pure element, as diamond and graphite, are classed as inorganic.
inorganical adjective (a) = INORGANIC adjective 2; (b) = INORGANIC adjective 1: only in 17.
inorganically adverb (a) without (Reference to) organization; (b) not by the action of living organisms: L17.