"semisynthetic" meaning in English

See semisynthetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: semi- + synthetic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|synthetic}} semi- + synthetic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semisynthetic (not comparable)
  1. (organic chemistry) synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: semisynthetically
    Sense id: en-semisynthetic-en-adj-JQQgeFrY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 47 53 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Noun

Forms: semisynthetics [plural]
Etymology: semi- + synthetic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|synthetic}} semi- + synthetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} semisynthetic (plural semisynthetics)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-semisynthetic-en-noun-fHKRjit6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 47 53 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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