ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Semisynthesis

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Semisynthesis is a noun meaning (chemistry) A type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as plant material or bacterial cultures) as starting materials.

Meaning

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

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include semisynthetic, hemisynthesis, semiochemistry, mutasynthesis, heterosynthesis, semochemical.

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