synthetic

1. a. Alt. of Synthetical Source: opted

2. adj. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially Source: wordnet

3. adj. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis Source: wordnet

4. adj. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words Source: wordnet

5. adj. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts Source: wordnet

6. adj. artificial as if portrayed in a film Source: wordnet

7. adj. not genuine or natural Source: wordnet

8. n. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions Source: wordnet

9. 1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical. Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the synthetic method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments. Bolingbroke. 2. (Chem.) Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2. 3. (Zoöl.) Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3. Synthetic, or Synthetical language, an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic language. R. Morris. Source: webster

10. j:92/n:8 n. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions a. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis a. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words a. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts Source: ecdict

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