- Prepared by chemical synthesis from natural materials: a semisynthetic antibiotic.
- Consisting of a mixture of natural and synthetic substances: a semisynthetic culture medium.
semisynthetic
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sem·i·syn·thet·ic (sĕm'ē-sĭn-thĕt'ĭk, sĕm'ī-)  |
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(sĕm'ē-sĭn-thĕt'ĭk, sĕm'ī-)
adj.
adj.
- Prepared by chemical synthesis from natural materials, as of a pharmaceutical.
- Consisting of a mixture of natural and synthetic substances.
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Produced by chemical manipulation of naturally occurring substances.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(chemistry) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Synonyms: man-made, synthetic
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