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SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A compound made artificially by chemical reactions

Synonyms:

synthetic; synthetic substance

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Nouns denoting substances

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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