natural
adjective
existing in or formed by nature.
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
The latter discipline has racked up impressive achievements in retooling cells for nonnatural tasks—for example, programming bacteria to glow in the presence of pollutants and other chemicals.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
In several landscapes, including Lundbye’s, a distinctive nonnatural element recurs: a prehistoric stone structure of upright boulders with a capstone known as a dolmen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
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
