"semisynthesize" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2007, Marcus A. Hemminga, Lawrence Berliner, ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(chemistry) To synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components."
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