2020-11-21
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด O – Organic
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Organic = ‘awr-GAN-ik’
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group
organic
1. Relates to either living organisms, or compounds containing carbon (except carbonates, hydrogen carbonates and carbon dioxide).
2.
(1) Chemical compounds containing carbon resulting from the decomposition of plants and animals.
(2) Term applied to some composts and mulches derived from plants.
(3) Method of growing plants without using man-made chemicals.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
organic
Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit
are those listed in its table of organization
for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps,
and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
The word “organic” is used in all sorts of contexts,
often in a highly metaphorical manner;
the subject here is its use
in the phrase “organic foods”
in claims of superior healthfulness.
Various jurisdictions have various standards for “organic” food,
but generally, the label is applied to foods
that have been grown without artificial chemicals or pesticides.
Literally, of course, the term is aredundancy:
all food is composed of organic chemicals
(complex chemicals containing carbon).
There is no such thing as an inorganic food
(unless you count water as a food).
Natural fertilizers and pesticides
may or may not be superior to artificial ones,
but the proper distinction is not between organic and inorganic.
Many nitrogen-fixing plants like peas
do a great job of fertilizing the soil
with plain old inorganic atmospheric nitrogen.
When it comes to nutrition, people
tend to generalize rashly from a narrow scientific basis.
After a few preservatives were revealed
to have harmful effects in some consumers,
many products were proudly labeled "No Preservatives!”
I don’t want harmful preservatives in my food,
but that label suggests to me a warning:
“Deteriorates quickly! May contain mold and other kinds of rot!”
Salt is a preservative.
