nonorganik

Nonorganik is a term used to describe substances that are not organic. In chemistry, organic compounds are generally based on carbon-hydrogen frameworks, typically derived from living organisms or their derivatives. Nonorganik, or inorganic, compounds do not emphasize carbon-hydrogen bonding. The distinction is practical and has exceptions; many definitions separate organic from inorganic by bond content, though some carbon-containing species such as carbonates and cyanides are classified as inorganic under standard chemical nomenclature. Inorganic chemistry studies minerals, metals, salts, oxides, acids, bases, and coordination compounds.

In everyday usage, nonorganik often appears in agriculture and food labeling to denote products produced without the standards associated with organic certification. The exact criteria vary by country or region; in many places organic products follow specific farming practices, certifications, and restrictions on synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Nonorganik products are those that do not meet those organic criteria.

Common examples of inorganic materials include water, salts such as sodium chloride, carbon dioxide, metal oxides like silica, and metals such as iron. Inorganic compounds are also essential in industry and medicine, including catalysts, pigments, glass, cement, and various ions used as nutrients or in drug formulation.

The term nonorganik is sometimes used interchangeably with inorganic, but usage varies by language and domain. In scientific literature, the preferred term is inorganic chemistry.