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synthetic (sɪnˈθɛtɪk
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Definitions
adjective
Also: synthetical- (of a substance or material) made artificially by chemical reaction
- not genuine; insincere ⇒
synthetic compassion
- denoting languages, such as Latin, whose morphology is characterized by synthesis Compare polysynthetic, agglutinative (sense 2), analytic (sense 3)
- (philosophy)
- (of a proposition) having a truth-value that is not determined solely by virtue of the meanings of the words, as in all men are arrogant
- contingent Compare a posteriori, empirical
noun
- a synthetic substance or material
Derived Forms
synˈthetically adverbWord Origin
C17: from New Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos expert in putting together, from suntithenai to put together; see synthesisSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'synthetic'
- British English: synthetic Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones. ADJECTIVEBoots made from synthetic materials can usually be washed in a machine.
- Brazilian Portuguese: sintético
- Chinese: 合成的
- European Spanish: sintético sintética
- French: synthétique
- German: synthetisch
- Italian: sintetico sintetica
- Japanese: 合成の
- Korean: 합성한
- Portuguese: sintético sintética
- Spanish: sintético sintética
Example Sentences Including 'synthetic'
But it is still not known whether synthetic antioxidants are as good as the real thing.Independent (1999)
Several Canadian vaccines that use killed viruses or synthetic viruses are now being tested in ferrets.canada.com (2004)
THE TEST With fashion our priority over necessity, we tried out synthetic rather than natural hair wigs.Independent (1998)
That allure, he told himself, as he had ineffectually done many times before, was synthetic.Somewhere East of Life
The laboratory industry has a serious need for synthetic urine.canada.com (2004)
The process produced a smoother and more enduring finish than the lighter, less painful, quicker drying synthetic waxes now available.Splitting
These plus synthetic analogues (called steroid drugs) used extensively in medicine at relatively high levels.Thorsons' Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
Until the advent of synthetic dyes, woad was cultivated in great plantations that were for a time a mainstay in some colonial economies.SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)
With synthetic steroids, all you have to do is prove their presence.New Scientist (2004)
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