synthetic

Words with a similar base: semisynthetic, synthetic, synthetic_substance, synthetical

'synthetic'

[synthetic.n.01] as in: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

'synthetic'

[man-made.s.01] as in: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

Examples:
man-made fibers
synthetic leather

'synthetic'

[synthetic.a.02] as in: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; - P.S.Welch

Examples:
limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that

extend well beyond the limits of biology

'synthetic'

[synthetic.a.03] as in: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

'synthetic'

[synthetic.a.04] as in: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts

Examples:
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

'synthetic'

[celluloid.s.01] as in: artificial as if portrayed in a film

Examples:
a novel with flat celluloid characters

'synthetic'

[synthetic.s.03] as in: not genuine or natural; - George Will

Examples:
counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic

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