nonsynthetic

1. 1.

   involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives

   “organic gardening is more natural”

   “nonsynthetic fertilizer”

   Similarorganic

Questions about nonsynthetic

What does nonsynthetic mean?

nonsynthetic means "involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives".

How many syllables are in nonsynthetic?

nonsynthetic has 4 syllables and divides as non-syn-the-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is nonsynthetic a common word?

nonsynthetic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.