Organic

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Organic may refer to:

• Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
• Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ

Chemistry

• Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or the product of decay, or is composed of organic compounds
• Organic chemistry, chemistry involving organic compounds
• Organic compound, a compound that contains carbon

Farming, certification and products

• Organic farming, agriculture conducted according to certain standards, especially the use of stated methods of fertilization and pest control
• Organic certification, accreditation process for producers of organic products
• Organic horticulture, the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture
• Organic products, "organics":
  • Organic food, food produced from organic farming methods and often certified organic according to organic farming standards
  • Organic clothing, clothing produced from organic fibers such as organic cotton
  • Organic wine

Zz* Organic movement, movement of organizations and individuals promoting organic farming and organic food

Computing

• Wetware computer or organic computer, a computer built from living neurons and ganglions
• Organic computing, computing systems with properties of self-configuration, self-optimization, self-healing, and/or self-protection
• Organic search, search results through unpaid search engine listings, rather than through paid advertisements
• Organic search engine, search engine which uses a combination of human operators and computer algorithms
• Organic semiconductor, an organic compound that exhibits similar properties to inorganic semiconductors

Economics and business

• Organic growth, business expansion through increasing output and sales as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers
• Organic, Inc., original digital marketing & advertising agency
• Organic organisation, one which is flexible and has a flat structure
• Organic Records, formerly a sub-label of Pamplin Music, now owned by Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing

Law

• Organic law, a fundamental law
• Organic statute, literally "regulations for an organ", with "organ" meaning an organization or governmental body
• Organic Articles, a French law presented in 1802

Music

• Organic (Freak Kitchen album), 2005
• Organic (Joe Cocker album), 1996
• Organic-Lee, a 2006 album by Lee Konitz and Gary Versace

Other uses

• Organic (military), a military unit that is a permanent part of a larger unit and (usually) provides some specialized capability to that parent unit
• Organic (model), forms, methods and patterns found in living systems, often used as a metaphor for non-living things
• Organic disease, involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
• Organic process
• Organic Realism, or process philosophy

See also

• Organicism, the biological doctrine which stresses the organization, rather than the composition, of organisms
• All pages beginning with "Organic"