factice
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of factice
C19: from Greek faktis from Latin factīcius factitious
Example Sentences
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Other ingredients are added, including a mixture of vegetable oil and sulphur known as factice.
From BBC
It is this factice which acts as the real erasing material.
From BBC
A simple pink rhomboid, its distinctive colouring and soft texture were a result of the volcanic pumice mixed with the rubber and factice during the manufacturing process.
From BBC
L'étude la plus attentive de la Tradition n'a pas donné de nouvelles lumières à ceux qui sont capables de ces études, et sans doute l'état de la question dans cette sphère mérite une attention tout exceptionnelle, et bien différente de celle que prétend attirer sur soi un enthousiasme factice ou irréfléchi.
From Project Gutenberg
La pastorale à la façon de Théocrite fut dans les pays helléniques une vérité; la Grèce se plut toujours à ce petit genre de poésie fin et aimable, l’un des plus caractéristiques de sa littérature, miroir de sa propre vie, presque partout ailleurs niais et factice.
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