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synthetic


2synthetic

noun

Definition of SYNTHETIC

: something resulting from synthesis rather than occurring naturally; especially : a product (as a drug or plastic) of chemical synthesis
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Examples of SYNTHETIC

  1. The drug is a synthetic.

First Known Use of SYNTHETIC

1916

Rhymes with SYNTHETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, cosmetic, emetic, magnetic, splenetic, Venetic

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