organic substance, organic body

A substance or body having organs in action and consequently life. The category includes animals and plants. or-găn-Ic-al-ly, adv. [Eng. organical; -ly.] 1. In an organic manner; with or by means of organs. "All stones, metals, and minerals are real vegetables, that is, grow organically from seeds, as well as plants." Locke : Nat . Philosophy , ch. viii. 2. With reference to organic structure or dispo organ-stop, 8. [STOP, 8.] *or'-gan, v . t . [ORGAN, 8.] To furnish with an organ or organs; to organize; to form organically. sition of parts. "Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehen- sions." - Mannyngham: Discourse, p. 89. Fabric : A kind of muslin or cotton fabric remark- able for its extreme lightne and transparency. or-găn'-Ic, *or-găn'-ick, *or-găn-Ic-al, adj . [Fr. organ i que ; Ital. & Sp. organico , from Lat. organic us , from organum =an organ (q. v.).] 1. Pertaining or relating to an organ or organs of animals or plants. 2. Pertaining to objects that have organs; pertaining to organized beings or objects; pertaining to the animal and vegetable kingdoms; pertaining to, exhibiting, or po e ing characteristics peculiar to animal or vegetable life and structure; as, organic bodies, organic remains. 3. Forming a whole composed of a systematic arrangement of parts; organized. 4. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or art to a certain end. Organic description of curves: Geom.: The description of curves on a plane by means of instruments. organic-acids, s . pl . Chem.: Carbon acids. Derived from hydro-carbons by the substitution of one or more of the univ a lent group (COOH), called carboxyl, or oxatyl, for an equal number of hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon; the number of atoms replaced determining whether the acid is mono-, di-, or tri-basic. Most of these acids are formed by the oxidation of alcohols, by replacing H2 in the oxatylic portion by O, e. g., CH3HO+O2= {CHOH (acetic acid) + H2O; but there are several which cannot be regarded as derivatives of alcohols of any known series.