noun-modifying (irregular)
Used before nouns, especially for organic farming or food, and in chemistry for carbon-based or organic substances. The usual opposite is 無機.
See also: 無機
有機野菜を選ぶ人が増えている。
More people are choosing organic vegetables.
This substance dissolves easily in organic solvents.
noun
organic chemistry
Abbreviation of 有機化学, mainly in school, university, or laboratory contexts where chemistry is already understood.
See also: 有機化学
有機の試験範囲はアルケンの反応までだ。
The organic chemistry exam covers up through alkene reactions.
noun
Abbreviation of 有機化合物. This is context-dependent chemistry shorthand rather than a general everyday noun.
See also: 有機化合物
化学の文脈では、「有機」が有機化合物の略として使われることがある。
In a chemistry context, 有機 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for organic compound.