無機物(むきぶつ)

むきぶつ
noun
inorganic matter, inorganic substance
1. inorganic matter, inorganic substance
Substances that are not derived from living organisms and generally do not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds. Includes minerals, metals, water, and salts. The opposite of organic matter (有機物).
水(みず)は無機物(むきぶつ)の一(ひと)つだ。
Water is one type of inorganic substance.
岩石(がんせき)は無機物(むきぶつ)でできている。
Rocks are made of inorganic matter.
理科(りか)の授業(じゅぎょう)で有機物(ゆうきぶつ)と無機物(むきぶつ)の違(ちが)いを学(まな)んだ。
I learned the difference between organic and inorganic matter in science class.

WORD FORMATION:
無機(むき) (inorganic) + 物(ぶつ) (matter, substance). 無機(むき) is 無(む) (without) + 機(き) (mechanism/organic), referring to things without the complex structures of living organisms.

ANTONYM:

  • 有機物(ゆうきぶつ): organic matter

SIMILAR COMPOUNDS:

  • 無機質(むきしつ): inorganic (also figuratively: cold, impersonal)
  • 鉱物(こうぶつ): mineral

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無機物(むきぶつ)と有機物(ゆうきぶつ): inorganic and organic matter
  • 無機(むき)化合物(かごうぶつ): inorganic compound
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