inorganic

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The nanoflowers are made from molybdenum disulfide, an inorganic compound that can form many different two-dimensional shapes at very small scales.

From Science Daily

“Animals acquire nutrition through ingesting other organic and sometimes inorganic materials, and plants acquire nutrition through photosynthesis — they basically produce their own food,” Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times

Volunteers will be asked to remove inorganic material from the preserves, collect invasive arundo grass and begin to restore the preserves’ trails.

From Los Angeles Times

The F.D.A. has set an “action limit” for inorganic arsenic in rice cereal marketed for babies and has proposed one for lead in juice.

From New York Times

The green or orange film can easily be power washed or scrubbed off inorganic surfaces and should be removed when it creates dangerous conditions, such as a slippery walkway.

From Seattle Times