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synthetics

6 definitions • 10 examples

1

Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product:

Examples:

synthetic fibres

The patch prevents pregnancy using the same synthetic hormones that are used in birth control pills.

The prices of synthetic and natural rubber have gone up dramatically in the last few years.

2

false or artificial:

Examples:

She criticized the synthetic charm of TV hosts.

3

(of a language) using inflections (= changes in or additions to the form of words) to express meaning or grammatical structure:

Examples:

The speakers of an analytic language often have difficulty processing morphologically complex words in a synthetic language.

4

of or relating to products made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product:

Examples:

synthetic sweeteners

a synthetic fiber

5

made artificially and not produced from natural substances:

Examples:

synthetic fibres

6

an artificial substance or material:

Examples:

Man-made gem products are known as synthetics.

natural fibres, such as wool and cotton, and synthetics

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