Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SYNTHETIC
synthetic, synthetical
(adjective) of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; ââall men are arrogantâ is a synthetic propositionâ
synthetic
(adjective) systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
synthetic, synthetical
(adjective) involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; âlimnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biologyâ- P.S.Welch
synthetic
(adjective) not genuine or natural; âcounterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are syntheticâ- George Will
celluloid, synthetic
(adjective) artificial as if portrayed in a film; âa novel with flat celluloid charactersâ
semisynthetic, man-made, synthetic
(adjective) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; âman-made fibersâ; âsynthetic leatherâ
synthetic, synthetic substance
(noun) a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)
Of, or relating to synthesis.
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Artificial, not genuine,
(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).
Noun
synthetic (plural synthetics)
A synthetic compound.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*thet"ic, Syn*thet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. synthétique.]
1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical. Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the synthetic method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments. Bolingbroke.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3. Synthetic, or Synthetical language, an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic language. R. Morris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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