synthetic
noun/sɪnˈθetɪk/
/sɪnˈθetɪk/
- an artificial substance or material
- cotton fabrics and synthetics
- material with the feel of a natural fibre and the durability of a synthetic
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French synthétique or modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos, based on suntithenai ‘place together’.
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