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synthetically

synthetically

3 6.3
Made by people in a lab or factory instead of in nature
  • adverb
  • /sɪnˈθɛtɪkli/
translation icon : sintéticamente
  • Hydrogen sulfide is also produced synthetically in hydrogenation and hydrodesulfurization processes and in anaerobic thermal treating processes such as coke ovens.
  • synthetically produced

It means that the message to make the spike protein, which would normally come from the DNA, has been synthetically copied.

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Examples

  • The doctor developed a new medication that was synthetically created in the lab.

  • Some athletes use synthetically manufactured hormones to enhance their performance.

  • Except they have to make it synthetically now.

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  • We can generate quality synthetically, yet we struggle to get unique high quality data sets.

  • And then they add that synthetically produced climacin to the cheese, and you get actual hard cheese.

  • The question is not so much whether the pesticide is produced naturally or synthetically, but rather how much you consume.

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  • Since the dawn of time, men have harvested whales for a variety of purposes, most of which can be achieved synthetically at this point.

  • The same reports also confirm that more nitrogen is now fixed synthetically and applied as agricultural fertilizers than is fixed naturally in all terrestrial ecosystems.

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  • Commercially prepared supplements are synthetically prepared versions of the naturally occurring pineal gland hormone melatonin.

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  • Many vitamins in supplements are synthetically produced to ensure consistent quality.

Synonyms

artificially
vssynthetically
58 4.4

In a way made by people rather than by nature

is produced in a lab or industrially not formed by natural processes
chemically
vssynthetically
36 4.0

In a way that makes substances react or change

is made in controlled lab processes rather than by natural substance reactions

Antonyms

46 1.1

Grown or made without help from people

How Artificial

unnaturally
12 4.7
artificially
58 4.4
synthetically
3 6.3
mechanically
11 3.7
naturally
46 1.1

Surface Forms

synthetically positive

Morphology

synthetically = synthetic (transparent) = synthesis + tic + ally

The adverb is regularly formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'synthetic', yielding a straightforward 'in a synthetic way' meaning.

Etymology

Synthetically comes from the Greek parts syn- meaning 'together' and synthesis meaning 'putting together'. So, something done synthetically is made by joining parts in a lab or by people, rather than formed naturally.