factice

English

Noun

factice (uncountable)

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): /fak.tis/
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Adjective

factice (plural factices)

fake, artificial, false

Related terms

fait

Further reading

“factice” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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