synthetic
Of, or relating to synthesis.
Other meanings
Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
Synonyms
- man-made
Related words
- ecosynthetic
- nonsynthetic
- phosphosynthetic
- photoelectrosynthetic
- sDMARD
- simvastatin
- synfuel
- synthespian
- synthfuel
- syntocinon
- synzyme
- unsynthetic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "συνθετικός".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “synthetic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.