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synthetic
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,logic,linguistics
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[ adjective ] (chemistry) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Synonyms Examples "man-made fibers" "synthetic leather" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Unfortunately , the purely synthetic problem is the rule . In the earlier years of training certain phases of the work must be covered and the synthetic problem has its use . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Polyphosphates gave renewed life to soap products at a time when surfactants were a threat though expensive , and these same polyphosphates spelled the decline of soap usage when the synergism between polyphosphates and synthetic detergent actives was recognized and exploited . These widely advertised products , which are used primarily for washing clothes , are based on high-sudsing , synthetic organic actives ( sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates ) and contain up_to 50 % by weight of sodium_tripolyphosphate or a mixture of sodium_tripolyphosphate and tetrasodium_pyrophosphate . In the household market , there are also low-sudsing detergent formulations based on nonionic actives with about the same amount of phosphate builder ; light-duty synthetic detergents with much less builder ; and the dwindling built soap_powders as_well_as soap_flakes and granules , none of which are now nationally advertised . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (logic) of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Synonyms Examples "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
Synonyms Examples "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not genuine or natural
Examples "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will Related terms |
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[ adjective ] artificial as if portrayed in a film
Synonyms Examples "a novel with flat celluloid characters" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (linguistics) systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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