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