synthetic

Noun
  1. A compound made artificially by chemical reactions (synset 114926110)
    is a type of: chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
    subtypes:
    • plasticine - a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
    • phosphor - a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
    • rubber, synthetic rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
    same as: synthetic substance
Adjective
  1. Not of natural origin;
    Prepared or made artificially (synset 301577961)
    "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    similar to: artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature
    same as: man-made, semisynthetic
  2. Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (synset 300113439)
    "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"
    same as: synthetical
  3. Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words (synset 300112667)
    referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    similar to: agglutinative, polysynthetic - forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
  4. Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (synset 300111940)
    "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
    also:
    • a posteriori - involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
    • inductive - of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
    • logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
    referred to in: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
    same as: synthetical
  5. Artificial as if portrayed in a film (synset 301576851)
    "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
    similar to: artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature
    same as: celluloid
  6. Not genuine or natural (synset 301122172)
    "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"
    similar to: counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior

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