An imitation, commercially made gemstone, which may be very like the natural in its properties and cutting potential. Synthetics are produced in a number of grades and vary considerably in price. All are detectable, using proper equipment.
Made by forming a compound by combining two or more simpler compounds, elements, or radicals; human-made, not from nature.
A manmade gem material that has essentially the same physical, optical and chemical properties as that of its natural counterpart.
It is a man made gem material with same physical, optical and chemical properties as that of its natural counterpart.It is a man made gem material with same physical, optical and chemical properties as that of its natural counterpart.
A material that is made by people rather than by nature and the basketball is made of synthetic material.
The production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds, or by the degradation of a complex compound.
made in a lab and not from a natural source.
Concieved by artifical means, in a laboratory for example, as opposed to by natural means.
made artificially by a chemical process of synthesis, especially so as to resemble a natural product.
synthetic material; artificial; artificial substance. A substance manufactured by chemical synthesis.
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Of an indexing or classification scheme, making provision for the synthesis of terms out of components, rather than listing or enumerating them explicitly.
a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
a financial instrument artificially created by using a collection of other assets whose combined features are comparable to the instrument it replicates
Produced by the combining of separate elements or substances, especially not of natural origin.
a substance or material made artificially by chemical reaction
A human-made gem with nearly the same optical, physical, and chemical properties of a natural gemstone.
Produced by synthesis; esp. not of natural origin: manmade.
a substance that is formulated or manufactured by chemical synthesis, not of natural origin.
Produced by chemical synthesis, rather than of natural origin.
produced by a synthesis of elements or materials, especially not of natural origin; man-made.
produced by humans; as opposed to materials of natural origin.
Made in a laboratory or factory by a chemical process, usually to imitate a natural process.
Man-made, rather than occurring naturally.
An artificially produced substance designed to imitate that which occurs naturally.
A term to describe any material that is artificially created (not found in nature).
Man-made, but having the same physical, chemical and optical characteristics as the natural stone.
A substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes. the conduction of water and floating objects.
Man-made, chemical substances.
Manufactured by chemical and industrial processes. May include products not found in nature, or products synthetically compounded or simulated from natural sources (but not extracted from natural raw materials).
Relating to, involving, or of the nature of Synthesis. Synthesis is the combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
Prepared or made artificially.
A manmade gem similar in gemological properties to the naturel stone it imitates.
Something produced by chemical means that does not occur naturally.
A man-made gem that has the same properties as the natural gem. There are synthetic diamonds. There are no synthetic pearls
Describes a substance which has been manufactured by building up a complex structure from simpler chemical substances.
relating to or involving synthetics; not of natural origin
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Anything made artificially is said to be synthetic.
compounds produced by total synthesis from unrelated and base reactants.
Not natural, artificial, man –made.
Stone containing artificial or lab created properties.
Describes any item that is prepared artificially or chemically rather than occurring naturally.
Produced by chemical synthesis, rather than of natural orgin. Man made such as plastics.
substances produced by chemical or biochemical means.
Man made; not made from a natural process.
Synthetic is a term that's used to refer to a substance that's man-made, with the specific purpose of duplicating a particular scent. Synthetics are sometimes better than natural materials because their properties can be controlled.