Draft:List of natural materials with artificial or synthetic alternatives

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This is a list of natural products that also have artificial or synthetic alternatives. Not in this list should be included decorative replicas which only replicate optical features.

Minerals and Jewelry

Natural product	artificial alternative
Diamond	Synthetic diamond
Salt	Salt substitute
Sapphire	Synthetic sapphire
Emerald	Synthetic emerald
Gemstone	Artificial gemstones
Pearl	Imitation pearl
Ruby	Artificial ruby
Rutile	Synthetic rutile
Opal	Synthetic opal
Quartz	Synthetic quartz

Building materials, textiles and decorations

Natural product	artificial alternative
Stone	Artificial stone
Wood	Engineered wood
Turf	Artificial turf
Plant	Artificial plants
Tree	Artificial tree
Fiber	Synthetic fiber
Paper	Synthetic paper
Nacre	Manufactured nacre
Marble	Artificial marble
Natural rubber	Synthetic rubber
Ivory	Synthetic ivory
Silk	Artificial silk

Crops and edibles

Natural product	artificial alternative
Rice	Artificial rice
Coffee bean	Coffee substitute
Sugar	Sugar substitute
Palm oil	Synthetic palm oil

Animal products


Natural product	artificial alternative
Meat	Cultured meat, Meat alternative
Honey	Inverted sugar syrup, Bee Free Honee
Milk	Milk substitute
Fur	Fake fur
Wool	Mineral wool
Leather	Artificial leather
Butter	Margarine, Artificial butter flavoring
Egg	Egg substitutes
Cheese	Cheese analogue
Fat	Fat substitute
Sponge	Sponge (tool)
bacterial Vaccine	Synthetic vaccine

organs and medicine

Natural product	artificial alternative
Heart	Artificial heart
Lung	Artificial lung
limbs	Artificial Limb
Ear	Artificial ear, Direct acoustic cochlear implant, Cochlear implant, Auditory brainstem implant
Eye	Artificial eye, Retinal implant, Visual prosthesis,Artificial iris
Bladder	Artificial bladder
Brain	Artificial brain
Penis (Corpora cavernosa)	Penile implant, Dildo
Foreskin	Artificial foreskin
Vagina	Artificial vagina, Fleshlight
Liver	Artificial liver
Uterus	Artificial uterus
Skin	Artificial skin
Ovary	Artificial ovary
Pancreas	Artificial pancreas
Kidney	Artificial kidney
Bone	Artificial bone
Hip	Artificial hip
Tooth	Dentures
Larynx	Artificial larynx
White blood cell	Artificial white blood cells
Hormone	Synthetic hormones
Cell (biology)	Artificial cell
Neuron	Artificial neuron
Immune system	Artificial immune system
Muscle	Artificial muscle, Pneumatic artificial muscles
Chromosome	Artificial chromosome
Ligament	Artificial ligament
Enzyme	Artificial enzyme
Tongue	Electronic tongue
Nose	Electronic nose
Urethral sphincters	Artificial urinary sphincter
Saliva	Artificial saliva

Beauty and Acting

Natural product	artificial alternative
Beard	Fake moustache
Hair	Artificial hair integrations
Nail (anatomy)	Artificial nails
Tears	Artificial tears
Blood	Theatrical blood

Natural concepts and proccesses

Natural product	artificial alternative
Intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Gravity	Artificial gravity
Empathy	Artificial empathy
Flying and gliding animals	Aircraft, Ornithopter
Diving animals	Underwater vehicle
Swimming	Watercraft
Fertilisation	In vitro fertilisation,Assisted reproductive technology
Insemination	Artificial insemination
Feeding	Artificial rearing
Sunlight	Artificial sunlight, Tanning lamp, Sunless tanning
Biosphere	Artificial biosphere
Pollination	Hand-pollination
Egg incubation	Incubator (egg)
Hibernation	Suspended animation
Life	Artificial life
Photosynthesis	Artificial photosynthesis
Vision	Computer vision
Animal locomotion	Robot locomotion
Color	Artificial color

Geography and Weather

Natural product	artificial alternative
Island	Artificial island
Planet	Artificial planet
Universe	Fictional universe, Synthetic environment
River	Canal
Lake	Artificial lakes
Land	Land reclamation
Beach	Artificial beach
Reef	Artificial reef
Sky	Artificial sky
Wetland	Constructed wetland
Cave	Artificial cave
Cloud	Anthropogenic cloud
Weather	Weather modification
Smoke and Fog	Theatrical smoke and fog
Snow	Artificial snow
Ice	Artificial ice, Synthetic ice
Wave	Artificial wave
Whitewater	Artificial whitewater

Other

Natural product	artificial alternative
Seawater	Artificial seawater
Watering hole	Artificial watering point
Coal, Petroleum or biomass fuel	Synthetic fuel, Synthetic oil, Syngas
Cannabis (drug)	Synthetic cannabinoids