Water, lacking biological structures, is an inorganic element.
Latin is where we can establish that the etymological origin of the term inorganic is found. It means "related to not having organs" and is the result of the union of several lexical components of said language:
-The prefix «in-«, which is equivalent to «no» or «without».
-The noun "organum", which can be translated as "organ".
-The suffix «-ico», which is used to indicate «relative to».
The adjective inorganic is used to describe that which lacks organs suitable for life . The organic, on the contrary, refers to the body that has the necessary disposition to live. Inanimate or material are two of the words that can be used as synonyms for inorganic.
Examples of inorganic elements
>A mineral is an inorganic element. It is a natural substance, with a crystalline structure and a defined chemical composition. Because it is something inorganic, it has no organs or life .
The inorganic, in short, lacks biological structures . Metals , rocks and water, to name a few examples, are inorganic materials.
Rocks are inorganic since they do not have organs or life.
The term in chemistry
Chemical compounds (substances that combine at least two different elements of the periodic table ) that contain carbon are called organic compounds . On the other hand, chemical compounds that have various elements but do not have carbon as their main component are called inorganic compounds . Most of the known elements participate in the development of inorganic compounds.
According to their function, inorganic compounds are classified into salts , bases , acids and oxides . In turn, oxides can be divided into non-metallic oxides and metallic oxides. Oxygen, phosphates, hydrogen peroxide and ammonia are just some of the inorganic compounds that are of great importance.
In the same way as with compounds, the division of chemistry whose object of study is molecules that contain carbon generating covalent bonds is known as organic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry , on the other hand, studies the creation, structure, and chemical reactions of inorganic substances and compounds.
inorganic money
In the same way, the term that concerns us now is also used in the field of economics and finance. Thus, we speak of inorganic money , which is what the monetary authorities of a specific country are responsible for issuing without having adequate support for it.
Specifically, this action can be resorted to when the increase in taxes cannot be carried out or when there is a significant series of deficits at the fiscal level. Of course, what happens with the "creation" of inorganic money is that a phenomenon that is not beneficial to the population occurs: an increase in prices, that is, inflation.
Other interesting facts about this type of inorganic money is that it is also known as fiduciary and that it can be issued, among other ways, by granting debt to the public sector.