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of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (analytic ).

noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin.

(of a language) characterized by a relatively widespread use of affixes, rather than separate words, to express syntactic relationships.

Logic.��Also synthetical. of or relating to a noncontradictory proposition in which the predicate is not included in, or entailed by, the subject.

not real or genuine; artificial; feigned.

Jewelry.��

1. noting a gem mineral manufactured so as to be physically, chemically, and optically identical with the mineral as found in nature.

2. (not in technical use) noting a gem mineral manufactured and pigmented in imitation of a natural gemstone of that name.

something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process.

synthetics.

1. substances or products made by chemical synthesis, as plastics or artificial fibers.

2. the science or industry concerned with such products.