noun🔗ShareA synthetic compound."The scientist studied the properties of the synthetic fiber. "compoundsubstancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf, or relating to synthesis."The scientist created a synthetic fiber for use in making stronger, more durable fabrics. "materialchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProduced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained)."The scientist created a synthetic fertilizer, identical in effect to natural fertilizers, for his garden. "materialchemistrysciencetechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareArtificial, not genuine,"The scientist created a synthetic material for the new jacket, one that was more durable than natural wool. "materialtechnologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic)."The word "unhappiness" is a synthetic word, combining the morphemes "un-" (meaning "not") and "-happiness" (meaning "joy"). "grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic)."The new language course focused on synthetic grammar, relying heavily on prefixes and suffixes to show the relationships between words. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading