'''Inorganic''' means something is not composed of [[organic]] material; organic material must contain [[carbon]], by definition. By extension, organic [[chemistry]] is the chemistry of carbon. All living material is composed mainly of carbon [[atom]]s, hence the association of "organic" with "living", though that association does not necessarily hold in all cases. | '''Inorganic''' means something is not composed of [[organic]] material; organic material must contain [[carbon]], by definition. By extension, organic [[chemistry]] is the chemistry of carbon. All living material is composed mainly of carbon [[atom]]s, hence the association of "organic" with "living", though that association does not necessarily hold in all cases. |