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synthetic

adjective
  1. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
    “`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition”
    synthetical
  2. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
  3. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
    “limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology- P.S.Welch”
    synthetical
  4. not genuine or natural
    “counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will”
  5. artificial as if portrayed in a film
    celluloid
  6. not of natural origin
    man-madesemisynthetic
noun
  1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
    synthetic substance