synthetic

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The defence official said a "massive attack" was carried out on a plant in Togliatti that produced synthetic rubber and petrochemical raw materials.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"This is real nanotechnology, as we can manipulate matter at the nanoscale. It is also a critical development for functional textiles, as the scrolls could be incorporated as reinforcement materials in synthetic fibers."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

But rather than equity ownership, with voting rights and traditional regulatory protections, the Kraken product is essentially a synthetic token backed by a stock.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

These can be made either from municipal waste and no-food biomass, or from synthetic industrial processes, which take carbon from the atmosphere to produce the fuel, or a mix of both.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

I was adamantly opposed to anything synthetic or with visible stitching.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides