SYNTHESIS (SYNTHESIZE; SYNTHETIC)


Meaning of SYNTHESIS (SYNTHESIZE; SYNTHETIC) in English

Compare with decomposition .Formation of a complex product from simpler reactants. For example, water can be synthesized from oxygen and hydrogen gas: H 2 (g) + ½ O 2 (g) H 2 O( ). A substance manufactured by chemical synthesis is called synthetic .

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.