synthetic compound
Man-made chemical combination
A synthetic compound is a substance created through chemical processes rather than occurring naturally.
The term appears most often in chemistry and pharmacology, distinguishing lab-made materials from those found in nature: The drug is a synthetic compound designed to mimic natural hormones.
Many plastics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals are synthetic compounds.
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- test tubeNarrow cylindrical lab vessel
- active ingredientSubstance producing the effect
- drug discoveryDeveloping new therapeutic compounds
- monomerChain-forming molecule
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