無 機(むき)

むき

noun, no-adjective

inorganic

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1. inorganic

Not containing carbon compounds that come from living things, as in minerals, water and metals. Mainly a term of chemistry, used in compounds such as 無機物(むきぶつ) and 無機(むき)化学(かがく).

無機(むき)化合物(かごうぶつ)。

An inorganic compound.

水(みず)や塩(しお)は無機物(むきぶつ)だ。

Water and salt are inorganic substances.

彼(かれ)の部屋(へや)は白(しろ)い壁(かべ)と金属(きんぞく)の家具(かぐ)だけで、無機質(むきしつ)な感(かん)じがする。

His room has only white walls and metal furniture, so it feels cold and impersonal.

The opposite of 有機(ゆうき) (organic). In everyday speech the compound 無機質(むきしつ) is used figuratively for something cold, sterile or lacking human warmth.

Compounds

無機物(むきぶつ): inorganic matter
無機(むき)化学(かがく): inorganic chemistry
無機(むき)化合物(かごうぶつ): inorganic compound
無機質(むきしつ)な: (figurative) cold, impersonal, sterile (無機質(むきしつ)な声(こえ), a flat, mechanical voice)

Related words

有機(ゆうき): organic (有機(ゆうき)野菜(やさい), organic vegetables)

Related Words

Related: 有機(ゆうき) (organic)

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