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factice

factice

English

Noun

factice ‎(uncountable)

  1. Vulcanized unsaturated vegetable or animal oil, used as a processing aid and property modifier in rubber.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factīcius. Compare the inherited Old French form faitis as well as the doublet fétiche, borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faktis/

Adjective

factice m, f ‎(plural factices)

  1. fake, artificial, false

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