| artificial respiration | an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially |
artificial insemination
AI | the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse |
| artificial flower | a handmade imitation of a blossom |
| artificial heart | a pump that replaces the natural heart |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
| artificial joint | a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) |
artificial kidney
hemodialyzer | a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body |
| artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
food additive
artificial additive | an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life |
Jarvik heart
Jarvik artificial heart | a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success |
methadone
methadone hydrochloride
methadon
dolophine hydrochloride
fixer
synthetic heroin | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming, used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction |
pacemaker
artificial pacemaker | an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker |
reservoir artificial lake
man-made lake | lake used to store water for community use |
satellite
artificial satellite
orbiter | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon |
synthesis
synthetic thinking | the combination of ideas into a complex whole |
artificial intelligence
AI | the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively, workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots |
| artificial language | a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose |
| synthetic cubism | the late phase of cubism |
thermoplastic
thermoplastic resin | a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
acrylic
acrylic resin
acrylate resin | a glassy thermoplastic, can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives |
thermosetting compositions
thermosetting resin | a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded |
acaroid resin
accaroid resin
accroides
accroides resin
accroides gum
gum accroides | an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees, used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper |
| allyl resin | a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured, used as an adhesive |
amino plastic
aminoplast
amino resin | a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds, used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles |
| artificial blood | a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood |
cannabin
cannabis resin | a resin obtained from the hemp plant, thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana |
coumarone-indene resin
coumarone resin | a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone, used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile |
resin
rosin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules |
| natural resin | a plant exudate |
| urea-formaldehyde resin | a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes |
kauri kauri copal
kauri resin
kauri gum | resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand, found usually as a fossil, also collected for making varnishes and linoleum |
dammar
gum dammar
damar
dammar resin | any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis, especially the amboyna pine |
| gum resin | a mixture of resin and gum |
synthetic
synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
| synthetic resin | a resin having a polymeric structure, especially a resin in the raw state, used chiefly in plastics |
alkyd
alkyd resin | a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints |
phenolic resin
phenolic
phenoplast | a thermosetting resin |
epoxy
epoxy resin
epoxy glue | a thermosetting resin, used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates |
| melamine resin | a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde, used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings |
man-made fiber
synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
| rubber synthetic rubber | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber |
| silicone resin | a polymeric silicone compound |
vinyl polymer
vinyl resin
polyvinyl resin | a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group |
artificial
contrived
hokey
stilted | artificially formal, that artificial humility that her husband hated, contrived coyness, a stilted letter of acknowledgment, when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation |
| synthetic synthetical | of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts, `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition |
| synthetic | systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words |
| synthetic synthetical | involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis, limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology- P.S.Welch |
| synthetic | not genuine or natural, counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will |
artificial
unreal | contrived by art rather than nature, artificial flowers, artificial flavoring, an artificial diamond, artificial fibers, artificial sweeteners |
celluloid
synthetic | artificial as if portrayed in a film, a novel with flat celluloid characters |