| SYNTHETIC | • synthetic adj. Of, or relating to synthesis. • synthetic adj. (Chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical… • synthetic adj. (Medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically… |
| SYNTHETICS | • synthetics n. Plural of synthetic. • SYNTHETIC n. a synthetic substance. |
| SYNTHETICAL | • synthetical adj. Synthetic. • SYNTHETICAL adj. artificially produced but of similar nature to, not a mere substitute for, the natural product, also SYNTHETIC. |
| BIOSYNTHETIC | • biosynthetic adj. (Biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis. • BIOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to biosynthesis. |
| SYNTHETICISM | • syntheticism n. The principles of synthesis; a synthetic system. • SYNTHETICISM n. the principles of synthesis, a synthetic system. |
| PARASYNTHETIC | • parasynthetic adj. (Grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously… • PARASYNTHETIC adj. relating to parasynthesis. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| SEMISYNTHETIC | • semisynthetic adj. (Organic chemistry) synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material. • semisynthetic n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material. • SEMISYNTHETIC adj. produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material. |
| SYNTHETICALLY | • synthetically adv. Using synthetic methods. • SYNTHETICAL adv. artificially produced but of similar nature to, not a mere substitute for, the natural product, also SYNTHETIC. |
| SYNTHETICISMS | • SYNTHETICISM n. the principles of synthesis, a synthetic system. |
| CHEMOSYNTHETIC | • chemosynthetic adj. Using or relating to chemosynthesis. • CHEMOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to chemosynthesis. |
| PHOTOSYNTHETIC | • photosynthetic adj. Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to photosynthesis. |
| SEMISYNTHETICS | • semisynthetics n. Plural of semisynthetic. |
| NUCLEOSYNTHETIC | • nucleosynthetic adj. Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis. • NUCLEOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to nucleosynthesis. |
| POLYSYNTHETICAL | • polysynthetical adj. Alternative form of polysynthetic. • POLYSYNTHETICAL adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETIC. |