Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semisynthetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: semisyn-thet-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material

noun

Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English synthetic English semisynthetic From semi- + synthetic.

Inflected Forms

semisynthetics (plural)

Derived Forms

semisynthetically

Synonyms

man-made synthetic

Questions

What does semisynthetic mean?: synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material
Where does semisynthetic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English synthetic English semisynthetic From semi- + synthetic.

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