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adj
synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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adjective satellite
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: man-made, synthetic
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English synthetic English semisynthetic From semi- + synthetic.
