inorganic
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The researchers found that these sediments contained up to 14 times more inorganic carbon and eight times more organic carbon than nearby forest soils.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Biologically and linguistically, our two species couldn’t be more different: This seemingly inorganic walking sculpture from the planet Erid communicates in a mix of whale song and stomps.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Robin Washington, Salesforce’s chief financial and operating officer, added that the buyback doesn’t prevent the company from pursuing accretive inorganic growth opportunities, which could include M&A.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
They also measure the total dissolved solids, which is the combined contents of all organic and inorganic substances, such as minerals, in water.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Perhaps there is an exotic inorganic chemistry in the Martian soil that is able by itself, in the absence of Martian microbes, to oxidize foodstuffs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing inorganic
Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Earth Science - High School
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