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synthetic - a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
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chemical compound,
compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
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plasticine a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
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phosphor a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
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synthetic rubber,
rubber an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
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synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" |
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synthetical |
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analytical,
analytic of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
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a posteriori involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
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inductive inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton
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logical capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
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logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
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synthetic - involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch |
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synthetical |
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analytical,
analytic of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
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synthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
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uninflected,
analytic not inflected; "`boy' and `swim' are uninflected English words"
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linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
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polysynthetic,
agglutinative forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
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synthetic - not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will |
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counterfeit,
imitative not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
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