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semisynthetic

adj

Etymology

From semi- + synthetic.

  1. derived from συνθετικός
  2. derived from synthétique
  3. prefixed as semisynthetic — “semi + synthetic”

Definitions

  1. synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material

  2. Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material.

The neighborhood

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