Main entry: synthetic, synthetic substance
Definition: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Main entry: synthetic, synthetical
Definition: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Usage: `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Main entry: synthetic
Definition: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
Main entry: synthetic, synthetical
Definition: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
Usage: limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology- P.S.Welch
Main entry: synthetic
Definition: not genuine or natural
Usage: counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will
Main entry: synthetic, celluloid
Definition: artificial as if portrayed in a film
Usage: a novel with flat celluloid characters
Main entry: semisynthetic, synthetic, man-made
Definition: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Usage: man-made fibers; synthetic leather