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semisynthesis

noun

Etymology

From semi- + synthesis.

  1. derived from σύνθεσις
  2. derived from synthesis
  3. prefixed as semisynthesis — “semi + synthesis”

Definitions

  1. A type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for semisynthesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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