organic substance
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforganicandsubstance
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsubstance.
organic
adjective
uk/ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/us/ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/
not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and ...
See more atorganic
substance
noun
uk/ˈsʌb.stəns/us/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
See more atsubstance
(Definition oforganicandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoforganic substance
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
With the inclusion of inorganic materials, the above definition allows that the end product might not be humus, anorganicsubstance.
From
Wikipedia
When needed, he can digest anyorganicsubstancewithout adverse effects.
From
Wikipedia
The fires reduce competition from other plants and release nutrients andorganicsubstancefrom burned peat moss and leaves into the acidic, nutrient-poor soil.
From
Wikipedia
In its refined state, sugar is a pure commercially producedorganicsubstance, containing more than 99.9 percent sucrose.
From
Wikipedia
Beds of thisorganicsubstanceare 70-80cm inch in thickness.
From
Wikipedia
This method is equally suited and well applicable for the detection of minerals as well as organic substances and water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The saturation of soil with waste-water led to increasing concentrations of harmful metallic and organic substances thereby impairing the quality of ground water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most species can even live completely lithoautotroph, without any organic substances, only with hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Almost any finely-dividedorganicsubstancebecomes an explosive material when dispersed as an air suspension; hence, a very fine flour is dangerously explosive in air suspension.
From
Wikipedia
Our research task was to find out whether the main organic substances were able to survive in the absence of water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The discharges used in experiments on the synthesis of organic substances do not replicate the discharges observable in a nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We plan to apply this technique to the dynamic analysis of other materials such as metals, ferroelectrics, and organic substances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These studies focused on the effects of organic substances on primary seed dormancy, and the responses were studied at the level of whole seed or embryo only.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, we propose that "survey" type, near-contact instruments are essential components of the hunt for evidence of minerals that may require water for their formation and for organic substances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is a water-borne virus and is transmitted via organic substances such as blood, faecal matter, mucus, etc.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In addition, we are tackling the volatile organic substances given off when tankers load and unload at fuelling stations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You do not ask them to swallow cyanide of potassium, nicotine or any of the well-known organic substances.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oforganic
Go to the definition ofsubstance
See other collocations withsubstance