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SYNTHETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetic substance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("synthetic" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synthetic"):
Plasticine (a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools))
phosphor (a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes)
rubber; synthetic rubber (any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Example:
'all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetical
Classified under:
Also:
a posteriori (involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes)
inductive (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion)
logical (capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Antonym:
analytic (of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience)
Derivation:
synthesis (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
Classified under:
Similar:
agglutinative; polysynthetic (forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Antonym:
analytic (expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
Example:
limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetical
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
analytic (using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles))
Derivation:
synthesis (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not genuine or natural
Example:
counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Artificial as if portrayed in a film
Example:
a novel with flat celluloid characters
Synonyms:
celluloid; synthetic
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Example:
synthetic leather
Synonyms:
man-made; semisynthetic; synthetic
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Context examples:
The hydrochloride salt of acodazole, a synthetic imidazoquinoline with antineoplastic activity.
(Acodazole Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally-active metabolite of the synthetic aromatic retinoic acid agent etretinate with potential antineoplastic, chemopreventive, anti-psoratic, and embryotoxic properties.
(Acitretin, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic N-acetyl derivative of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine, a precursor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione.
(Acetylcysteine, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic carboxylic acid with antibacterial and antifungal properties.
(Acetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic butyranilide derivative with hypotensive and antiarrhythmic activity.
(Acebutolol, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic p-aminophenol derivative combined with codeine, anti-inflammatory and analgesic Acetaminophen 3 is used against inflammatory conditions, fever, and pain.
(Acetaminophen #3, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic alkylamine with non-sedative antihistaminergic activity.
(Acrivastine, NCI Thesaurus)
The maleate salt of methylergonovine, a semi-synthetic ergot alkaloid with vasoconstrictive and uterotonic effects.
(Methylergonovine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of acyclovir, a synthetic analog of the purine nucleoside, guanosine, with potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus and other viruses of the herpesvirus family.
(Acyclovir Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic lysyl prodrug of the amino-substituted flavone derivate aminoflavone with antiproliferative and antineoplastic activities.
(AFP464, NCI Thesaurus)
