different between synthetic vs fluocinolone

English

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

Of, or relating to synthesis.
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Artificial, not genuine.
(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

synthetic (plural synthetics)

From fluo(ro)- +? [Term?] +? -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

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fluocinolone (countable and uncountable, plural fluocinolones)

(pharmacology) A synthetic hydrocortisone derivative used in dermatology to reduce skin inflammation and relieve itching.

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