Today's synthetics are by and large either better than their natural counterparts or have no counterparts at all (Newsweek).
Only recently did it [a firm] make a halfhearted attempt to get into synthetics (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
thet — adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; aes·thet·ic; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; aes·thet·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cize; aes·thet·ics; an·ti·pa·thet·ic; an·ti·thet·i·cal; an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly; ap·a·thet·ic; ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly; ba·thet·ic; coe·nes·thet·ic; cos·mo·thet·ic;… … English syllables
ics — isa·gog·ics; is·lam·ics; kin·e·mat·ics; log·ics; mag·net·ics; math·e·mat·ics; me·chan·ics; mel·is·mat·ics; meta·phys·ics; me·te·or·it·ics; mi·cro·me·rit·ics; mi·cro·phon·ics; mi·gra·tet·ics; mne·mon·ics; mono·stroph·ics; nu·cle·on·ics;… … English syllables
synthetics — syn|thet|ics [sınˈθetıks] n [plural] substances or materials, especially cloth, that are made using a chemical process … Dictionary of contemporary English
synthetics — syn|thet|ics [ sın θetıks ] noun plural synthetic clothing or substances … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
orthetics — SYN: orthotics. * * * or·thet·ics ȯr thet iks n pl but sing in constr ORTHOTICS * * * or·thet·ics (or thetґiks) orthotics … Medical dictionary
pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
aes — aes; aes·chy·le·an; aes·chy·nan·thus; aes·chy·nom·e·ne; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an; aes·cu·la·pi·us; aes·cu·lus; aes·thete; aes·thet·ic; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; aes·the·ti·cian; aes·thet·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cize; aes·thet·ics; aes·thi·ol·o·gy;… … English syllables
Prosthetics — The art and science of developing artificial replacements for body parts. Depending on the type of prosthesis, prosthetics may be built and fitted/implanted in a hospital (as in the case of an artificial knee joint), or by an outside specialist.… … Medical dictionary
