SEMISYNTHETIC


Meaning of SEMISYNTHETIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sin-ˈthe-tik ]

adjective

Date: 1937

1. : produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material

semisynthetic penicillins

2. : containing both chemically identified and complex natural ingredients

a semisynthetic diet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.