syntheticgrains
nounUK /sɪnˈθɛtɪk ɡreɪnz/
US /sɪnˈθɛtɪk ɡreɪnz/
Synthetic grains are tiny fake pieces of grain made by people, not grown on a farm.
The toy farm set came with synthetic grains that looked just like real wheat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Tiny manufactured particles used in science experiments to stand in for real grain.
The lab used synthetic grains to study how sand flows.
3. Artificial granules added to model scenery or dioramas.
He sprinkled synthetic grains over the model field to make it look harvested.
4. Fabricated data points or units in a computer simulation.
The program generated synthetic grains to test the sorting algorithm.