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SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetic substance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("synthetic substance" 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 substance"):
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)
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