All 9 Uses of
synthetic
in
The Omnivore's Dilemma
- Urea is a form of synthetic nitrogen made from natural gas, similar to the fertilizer spread on George Naylor's fields.†
Chpt 1.5
- According to the handout, McNuggets also contain several completely synthetic ingredients, items that come not from a corn or soybean field but from a petroleum refinery or chemical plant.†
Chpt 1.9
- In his magazine, Rodale wrote about the health benefits of growing food without synthetic chemicals -- "organically."†
Chpt 2.10
- Several of the ingredients were synthetic additives that are permitted under federal organic rules.
Chpt 2.10 *synthetic = artificial (man-made rather than natural)
- He argued that the rules for organics had to allow synthetic additives and preservatives.†
Chpt 2.10
- Without synthetics, processed foods like TV dinners just can't be manufactured.†
Chpt 2.10
- Many people from the old organic movement argued that to put synthetics in a processed food and then call it organic was a fraud.†
Chpt 2.10
- "If we had lost on synthetics," Gene Kahn told me, "we'd be out of business."†
Chpt 2.10
- Since they're not pumped up on synthetic nitrogen, the cells of organic leaves grow more slowly.†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
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(synthetic) artificial (man-made rather than natural); or not genuine