synthetic

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

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