syntectic

adjective

syn·​tec·​tic

(ˈ)sin‧¦tektik,

sən‧ˈt-

variants or less commonly syntectical

-ektə̇kəl

: of, relating to, or produced by syntexis : melting or wasting away

Word History

Etymology

Greek syntēktikos able to liquefy, liquefactive, from syntēktos (verbal of syntēkein to dissolve, liquefy, from syn- + tēkein to melt) + -ikos -ic, -ical

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