synthetic substance

collocation in English

meaningsofsyntheticandsubstance

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synthetic
adjective
uk
/sɪnˈθet.ɪk/us
/sɪnˈθet̬.ɪk/
Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a ...
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substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
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(Definition ofsyntheticandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is asyntheticsubstancethat can be made to contract and relax when electricity is applied, in the same way that an organic muscle does.
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We would all have to live on beastly little pills cooked up from synthetic substances in a horrible laboratory.
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I have here an extract from his report, in which he issued a warning about these new synthetic substances, or at least some of them.
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Even the smallest dose of these synthetic substances can be dangerous, and what one person can cope with may cause serious physical harm in another.
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There is some need to make changes in this respect, because quite a number of narcotic drugs are now made of synthetic substances rather than from the original substances.
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Although the public generally associates carcinogenicity with synthetic chemicals, it is equally likely to arise in both natural and synthetic substances.
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This class of compounds includes several synthetic substances that are important feedstocks for the chemical industry, such as ethylene diamine, 1,3-diaminopropane, and hexamethylenediamine.
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The soles of espadrilles are now commonly made with jute rope or braid, which is favored because of its eco-friendliness compared to synthetic substances.
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The raw materials for many of these synthetic substances come from crude oil.
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Homeopathy uses many animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its remedies.
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These drugs are natural, semisynthetic, or synthetic substances with selective inhibitory effects against biological pathogenic agents (microorganisms) of humans and animals and against atypical (cancerous) cells.
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For millennia wood tar was used to waterproof in sails and boats, but today sails made from inherently waterproof synthetic substances have lessened the need for tar.
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