Talk:organic matter

organic matter
One sense: The residues of dead plants and animals in various stages of decomposition. This seems to be wrong. Linseed oil or my sandwich are organic matter whether decomposing or not. If one tries to correct the definition, it seems to become the mother of all SoP's. --Hekaheka 09:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I thought it was just matter that's organic. Inorganic matter gets 368 hits, suggesting this isn't a set phrase either. --Mglovesfun (talk) 11:48, 21 May 2011 (UTC)


 * This might be a keeper. It looks like organic matter is more commonly used in this specific sense of decomposition. Of course there is the broader sense you both speak of, the antonym of inorganic matter which is not at all idiomatic, but if this phrase implies a certain state in the life cycle then that's worth noting. DAVilla 06:24, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * keep common scientific term.71.142.73.25 20:43, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Kept for no consensus.--Jusjih (talk) 12:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC)