SYNTHETIC

I. adjective Etymology: Greek synthetikos of composition, component, from syntithenai to put together Date: 1697 relating to or involving synthesis ; not analytic , attributing to a subject something determined by observation rather than analysis of the nature of the subject and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated, characterized by frequent and systematic use of inflected forms to express grammatical relationships , 4. a. of, relating to, or produced by chemical or biochemical synthesis, of or relating to a synfuel, devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities, factitious , bogus , ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1916 something resulting from synthesis rather than occurring naturally