synthetic substitute

collocation in English

meaningsofsyntheticandsubstitute

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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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substitute
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/us
/ˈsʌb.stə.tuːt/
a thing or person that is used instead of another thing ...
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(Definition ofsyntheticandsubstitutefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsynthetic substitute

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Research is being carried out with a view to providing asyntheticsubstitutefor skin-covered fabric.
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Polymer nanofabrics can act either as a scaffold to support damaged tissue or as asyntheticsubstitutefor actual tissue.
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Eventually asyntheticsubstitutewas developed which, when made commercially available, began to close the market for the plant product.
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Semon worked on methods of improving rubber, and eventually developed asyntheticsubstitute.
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In 1939, the search for asyntheticsubstitutefor atropine culminated serendipitously in the discovery of meperidine, the first opiate with a structure altogether different from that of morphine.
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Synthetic substitutes for gut are available, attempting to provide the same warmth of sound with more reliability.
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Active steps have been taken to manufacture synthetic substitutes to replace quinine in the treatment of malaria.
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Anyway, we know that the best of the wheat is to be taken out to be fed to animals, and human beings have to be content with synthetic substitutes.
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External markets for jute had been lost because of the instability of supply and the increasing popularity of synthetic substitutes.
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The buffalo industry lasted for approximately 70 years until the late 1950s until the development of synthetic substitutes.
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Lac was once extracted from scale insects but is now replaced by synthetic substitutes.
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Experiences are almost all virtual, and anything deemed authentic (such as coffee and cigarettes) has either been banned or replaced by synthetic substitutes.
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The limited or restricted supply of natural materials such as silk and rubber necessitated the increased production of synthetic substitutes, such as nylon and synthetic rubber.
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