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"synthetic leather"adjectivenot of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
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adjectiveartificial as if portrayed in a film
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"limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"adjectiveinvolving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
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nouna compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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"`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"adjectiveof a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
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"counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"adjectivenot genuine or natural
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adjectivesystematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
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- des synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
- methadone synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- fixer synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- methadone hydrochloride synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- stilbesterol synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
- methadon synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- synthetic heroin synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- norgestrel synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives
- primaquine synthetic antimalarial drug
- butyl rubber synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene