nonnatural
- a word derived from natural.
Example Sentences
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The other is an anxiety that nonnatural fibers negatively affect male fertility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Mi is thinking about designing silk proteins that incorporate nonnatural amino acids, which he says has “boundless potential” to enable silks with totally new properties—perhaps one not only tougher than Kevlar, but stronger, too.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 19, 2023
Unfortunately, advertisers and influencers feed into our tendency to catastrophize, convincing us that a processed fruit snack or nonnatural soap will cause harm to our children.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
“People take a nonnatural requirement imposed on them, like memorizing a password,” he said, “and make it a meaningful human experience.”
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2014
Now, when a Count sits there deprived of four nonnatural things, he may not venture to think of the fifth, of evacuation.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
