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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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They range from thermally-modified woods, to fully synthetic materials, to engineered teak laminates – and while options have been around for years, recent innovations, say the companies and some users, are making them better.

From BBC

Fully sustainable fuels, made from waste biomass or synthetic industrial processes, have added a new complication, as they burn differently from fossil fuel petrol.

From BBC

Pinterest told AFP that it added the filter after hearing from people who wanted to see fewer synthetic images.

From Barron's

In the early 1970s, some began using synthetic polymer paint on composition board and established the first of what are now indigenous-owned art centers across Australia, where artists work, individually and sometimes collectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ultimately, it could also be used in synthetic biology and the design of new sequences of DNA which could be used in gene therapies.

From BBC