Medical term:
semisynthetic
semisynthetic
[sem″e-sin-thet´ik]produced by chemical manipulation of naturally occurring substances.
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sem·i·syn·thet·ic
(sem'ē-sin-thet'ik),Describing the process of synthesizing a particular chemical using a naturally occurring chemical as a starting material, thus obviating part of a total synthesis, for example, the conversion of cholesterol (obtained from a natural source) into a corticosteroid.
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semisynthetic
(sĕm′ē-sĭn-thĕt′ĭk, sĕm′ī-)adj.
1. Prepared by chemical synthesis from natural materials: a semisynthetic antibiotic.
2. Consisting of a mixture of natural and synthetic substances: a semisynthetic culture medium.
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sem·i·syn·thet·ic
(sem'ē-sin-thet'ik)Describing the process of synthesizing a particular chemical using a naturally occurring chemical as a starting material, thus obviating part of a total synthesis.
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sem·i·syn·thet·ic
(sem'ē-sin-thet'ik)Describing process of synthesizing a particular chemical using a naturally occurring chemical as a starting material, thus obviating part of a total synthesis, e.g., conversion of cholesterol into a corticosteroid.
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