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synthetically

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syn·thet·ic  (sn-thtk)
adj.
1. Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
2. Chemistry Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
3.
a. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic" (George F. Will).
b. Prepared or made artificially: synthetic leather. See Synonyms at artificial.
4. Linguistics Relating to or being a language, such as Latin or Russian, that uses inflectional affixes to express syntactic relationships.
5. Logic & Philosophy Relating to or being a proposition that attributes to a subject a predicate not inherent in the subject and that does not result in a contradiction if negated.
n.
A synthetic chemical compound or material.

[Greek sunthetikos, skilled in putting together, component, from sunthetos, combined, from suntithenai, to put together; see synthesis.]

syn·theti·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.synthetically - by synthesis; in a synthetic manner; "some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically"
Translations
synthetically [sɪnˈθetɪkəlɪ] ADVsintéticamente
synthetically [sɪnˈθɛtɪkəli] advsynthétiquement
synthetically produced → produit(e) synthétiquement
synthetically
advsynthetisch, künstlich; (fig) smilegekünstelt


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