semisynthesize
semisynthesize verb: to synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.
Verb
semisynthesize (third-person singular simple present semisynthesizes, present participle semisynthesizing, simple past and past participle semisynthesized)
- To synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.
- The 1,241st compound that they "semisynthesized" in this way looked particularly promising.1977, Harry Filmore Dowling, Fighting Infection: Conquests of the Twentieth Century, page 185
- The EPL (expressed protein ligation, also named intein-mediated protein ligation IPL) technique can be used to semisynthesize proteins from recombinant and synthetic fragments, thus extending the size and complexity of the protein targets available to chemical engineering.2007, Marcus A. Hemminga, Lawrence Berliner, ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics
Forms of semisynthesize
| third-person singular present | semisynthesizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | semisynthesizing |
| past participle | semisynthesized |
| past | semisynthesized |
Origin of semisynthesize
From semi- + synthesize.
Questions about semisynthesize
- What does semisynthesize mean?
- Semisynthesize means to synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.
- What part of speech is semisynthesize?
- Semisynthesize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of semisynthesize?
- The past tense of semisynthesize is semisynthesized.
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