synthetics

Biopesticides and other natural products are often less effective than synthetics, so it’s hard to use them the same way.

She said: "They’ve spread like wildfire really because opioids aren’t getting into Europe anymore, so people are making their own which is where the synthetics come in."

Rayon, viscose, all the leaps and bounds made in synthetics — don’t you believe in science?

His team hopes to produce synthetics for a fraction of the cost, and for them to be tailorable—for example, to be more adhesive or more lubricating, depending on the application.

It’s staggering how inexpensive Shein goods are, and astounding how well-made and detailed they are for the price, though the materials are generally eco-unfriendly synthetics.