synthetic

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/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ English

Definitions

noun

A synthetic compound.

adjective

Of, or relating to synthesis.
Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Artificial, not genuine,
(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).

Related words

Synonyms

synthetical combining celluloid polysynthetic imitative inflectional agglutinative inflected man-made artificial counterfeit semisynthetic unreal synthesized synthesizing synoptic

Associated

cannabinoid phonics opioids rubbers aas dyes aperture priori steroid androgen estrogen polyester

Rhymes

apathetic frenetic empathetic sympathetic ascetic pathetic energetic aesthetic kinetic anesthetic

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