inorganic matter; mineral matter
Refers to substances not derived from living organisms; used in scientific and everyday contexts.
このサプリメントは無機質を含んでいない。
This supplement does not contain inorganic matter.
土壌中の無機質が植物の成長に影響する。
Inorganic matter in the soil affects plant growth.
Describes a person, atmosphere, or expression that lacks warmth or emotion; often used for a sterile, mechanical, or impersonal quality.
彼の無機質な返事にがっかりした。
I was disappointed by his cold, robotic reply.
病院の待合室は無機質な雰囲気だった。
The hospital waiting room had an impersonal, sterile atmosphere.
inorganic fertilizer; mineral fertilizer
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') + 機 (ki, 'mechanism; life') + 質 (shitsu, 'substance; quality'). The adjectival sense derives from the idea of being as lifeless and cold as inorganic matter.