plural of synthetic

(art) A style of postimpressionism that aims to synthesize varioous elements: the outward appearance of the thing depicted, the artist's feelings about it, and aesthetic considerations.

The condition of being synthetic

(biology) The application of genetic engineering to generate modified or even completely new forms of life.

System of teaching children to read by synthesising sounds from letters.

Any fiber made by extruding a synthetic substance through spinnerets to make a thread.

plural of synthetic fiber

(genetics) A type of genetic interaction in which two (or more) mutations which are not lethal when occurring singly in a cell are lethal when they occur together in the same cell.

A form of purified air made from purified liquid air, which is used in some chemical analyses.

(algebra) A method of polynomial long division in which one does not write the variables and some of the calculations.