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semisynthesis

semisynthesis noun: a type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as plant material or bacterial cultures) as starting materials.

Noun

semisynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural semisyntheses)

  1. A type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as plant material or bacterial cultures) as starting materials.

Forms of semisynthesis

pluralsemisyntheses

Origin of semisynthesis

From semi- + synthesis.

Words formed from semisynthesis

Questions about semisynthesis

What does semisynthesis mean?
Semisynthesis means a type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as plant material or bacterial cultures) as starting materials.
What part of speech is semisynthesis?
Semisynthesis is a noun.
What is the plural of semisynthesis?
The plural of semisynthesis is semisyntheses.

Words near semisynthesis in the dictionary

  1. semisynchronisation
  2. semisynchronized
  3. semisynchronizing
  4. semisynchronous
  5. semisyntheses
  6. semisynthesis
  7. semisynthesize
  8. semisynthesized
  9. semisynthesizes
  10. semisynthesizing
  11. semisynthetic

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