synthetic
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Synonyms: cynthetic, synthesis, syndetic, syntactic, syncretic, synthetize, synthetist, synetic, dysthetic, syntheton, synesthetic
Antonyms: cynthetic, synthesis, syndetic, syntactic, syncretic, synthetize, synthetist, synetic, dysthetic, syntheton, synesthetic
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Adjective
- Of, or relating to [[synthesis]].
- {{lb|en|chemistry}} [[produced|Produced]] by synthesis [[instead]] of being [[isolated]] from a [[natural]] [[source]] (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
- {{lb|en|medicine}} Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
- Of a [[smell]], [[taste]], or other [[sensory]] quality: [[artificial]]; perceptible as an unnatural taste.
- [[artificial|Artificial]], not [[genuine]].
- {{lb|en|grammar}} Pertaining to the joining of [[bound morpheme|bound morphemes]] in a [[word]] (compare {{m|en|analytic}}).
- {{lb|en|linguistics}} Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of [[bound morpheme|bound morphemes]] to indicate syntactic relationships.
Noun
- A synthetic [[compound]].
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