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| affected2 |
artificial in manner and appearance. [1/2 definitions] |
| A.I. |
abbreviation of "artificial intelligence." |
| aquarium |
an artificial pond or container filled with water in which aquatic forms of life are kept. [1/2 definitions] |
| artless |
simple and natural; not artificial. [1/3 definitions] |
| aspartame |
an artificial sweetener about two hundred times sweeter than sucrose, synthesized from amino acids and used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in manufactured soft drinks, cereals, cookies, and the like. |
| aureate |
splendid, brilliant, or ornate, sometimes affectedly, as an overly artificial literary style. [1/2 definitions] |
| bleak2 |
a small European river fish whose silvery scales are used to make artificial pearls. |
| bridge1 |
an artificial tooth, or teeth, connected to natural ones. [1/6 definitions] |
| candid |
of a photograph taken of a person or people, not artificial or posed; informal. [1/4 definitions] |
| cellulose acetate |
a resin produced from cellulose, used to make products such as lacquers, photographic film, artificial silks, cigarette filters, and explosives. |
| chemical additive |
an artificial substance added in small amounts to another to improve, preserve, or otherwise alter it. |
| chemical-free |
of or pertaining to a product that does not contain artificial chemicals or is produced without the use of artificial chemicals. |
| climate-controlled |
having or providing artificial control of temperature and humidity. |
| coachman |
a type of artificial fly for fishing. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrived |
planned or artificial, esp. in an obvious way; not spontaneous. |
| crown |
an artificial cover for a tooth; cap. [2/21 definitions] |
| cultured |
grown or produced in an artificial and controlled manner. [1/4 definitions] |
| cyclamate |
any of several noncaloric artificial sweeteners. |
| decoy |
something or someone used to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, esp. an artificial bird or animal used to lure live birds or animals within gunshot or into a trap. [1/3 definitions] |
| denture |
a partial or complete set of artificial teeth; false teeth. |
| euphuism |
an affected, artificial, ornate style of writing or speaking, characterized by elaborate alliteration, far-fetched figures of speech, and the like. |
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