Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Inorganic \In`or*gan"ic\, a. [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F.
inorganique.]
Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of
an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as,
all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.
Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large
series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which
are not directly connected with vital processes, either
in origin or nature, and which are broadly and
relatively contrasted with organic subscances. See
{Organic}.
{Inorganic Chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.
Source : WordNet®
inorganic chemistry
n : the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon
radicals