Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semisynthesize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semisyn-the-size
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.

Example Sentences

"The 1,241st compound that they "semisynthesized" in this way looked particularly promising."
"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."

Etymology

From semi- + synthesize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Inflected Forms

semisynthesizes (present, singular) semisynthesizing (participle, present) semisynthesized (participle, past) semisynthesized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

semisynthesis

Questions

What does semisynthesize mean?: To synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.
Where does semisynthesize come from?: From semi- + synthesize.

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