ORGANICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does organically mean? 

• ORGANICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb ORGANICALLY has 3 senses:

1. as an important constituent

2. involving carbon compounds

3. in an organic manner

  Familiarity information: ORGANICALLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORGANICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As an important constituent

Context example:

the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna

Pertainym:

organic (constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Involving carbon compounds

Context example:

organically bound iodine

Antonym:

inorganically (not involving carbon compounds)

Pertainym:

organic (relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis)

Sense 3

Meaning:

In an organic manner

Context example:

this food is grown organically

Pertainym:

organic (being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms)

 Context examples 

Ethiodized oil contains 37% organically bound iodine and is used as a diagnostic radiopaque medium or, labeled with I-131, as an antineoplastic agent.

(Ethiodized oil, NCI Thesaurus)