syntectic

adjective syn·tec·tic \ (ˈ)sin‧¦tektik , sən‧ˈt- \

variants: or less commonly syntectical \-ektə̇kəl\

Definition of syntectic

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

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Origin and Etymology of syntectic

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