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[ adverb ] as an important constituent

Examples

"the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna"

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

No fold could be accidental , each turn of the drapery had to serve organically , to cover the Madonna 's slender legs and feet so that they would give substantive support to Christ 's body , to intensify her inner turmoil .

Related terms

constituent constituent

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[ adverb ] involving carbon compounds

Examples

"organically bound iodine"

Used in print

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

However , the formation of organically bound iodine , mainly mono-iodotyrosine , can be accomplished in cell-free systems .

Related terms

inorganically organic organic

3
[ adverb ] in an organic manner

Examples

"this food is grown organically"

Related terms

organic organic

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