noun
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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synthetic substance
adjective
not of natural origin
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- prepared or made artificially
- man-made fibers
- synthetic leather
adjective
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
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- limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
adjective
systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
adjective
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
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- `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
adjective
artificial as if portrayed in a film
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- a novel with flat celluloid characters
adjective
not genuine or natural
Examples
- counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will