SEMISYNTHETIC

Meaning of SEMISYNTHETIC in English

/sem'ee sin thet"ik, sem'uy-/ , adj. Chem.

derived synthetically from one or more substances of natural origin.

[ 1935-40; SEMI- + SYNTHETIC ]

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SEMISYNTHETIC — adjective Date: 1937 produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material , containing both chemically identified and complex natural …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEMISYNTHETIC — “+ adjective Etymology: semi- + synthetic : partly synthetic : relating to or produced by synthesis from natural starting materials …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMISYNTHETIC — adj. partially synthetic, partially artificial
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SEMISYNTHETIC — adjective Date: 1937 1. : produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material semisynthetic penicillins 2. : containing both …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEMISYNTHETIC — [semi.syn.thet.ic] adj (1937) 1: produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material "~ penicillins" 2: containing both chemically identified …
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SEMISYNTHETIC — полусинтетический
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SEMISYNTHETIC — полусинтетический
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SEMISYNTHETIC — adj. Pronunciation: -sin- ' the-tik Function: adjective Date: 1937 1 : produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material …
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SIMVASTATIN — noun Etymology: sim- (probably alteration of synthetic) + lovastatin Date: 1987 a semisynthetic drug C 25 H 38 O 5 …
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RIFAMPIN — or rifampicin noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of rifamycin, antibiotic derived from Streptomyces mediterranei Date: 1966 a semisynthetic antibiotic …
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PACLITAXEL — noun Etymology: Pacific yew + -litax- (perhaps from Taxus brevifolia) + -el (alteration of 1-ol or 3-ol) Date: 1992 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OXACILLIN — noun Etymology: ox- + azole + penicillin Date: 1962 a semisynthetic penicillin administered in the form of its hydrated sodium …
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NANDROLONE — noun Etymology: perhaps from nor- + andr- + 1-ol + testosterone Date: 1963 a semisynthetic anabolic steroid C 18 H …
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METHICILLIN — noun Etymology: meth- + penicillin Date: 1961 a semisynthetic penicillin C 17 H 19 N 2 O 6 NaS used …
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LSD — noun Etymology: German Lysergsäure-Diäthylamid lysergic acid diethylamide Date: 1950 a semisynthetic illicit organic compound C 20 H 25 N 3 …
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IVERMECTIN — noun Etymology: perhaps from di- + New Latin avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which it is derived) …
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ESTRADIOL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary estra- (from estrane parent compound of ~, from New Latin estrus + English -ane) + …
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CLOXACILLIN — noun Etymology: chlor- + oxacillin Date: 1963 a semisynthetic oral penicillin C 19 H 17 ClN 3 NaO 5 S …
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CEPHALOTHIN — noun Etymology: cephalosporin + thi- + 1-in Date: 1962 a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the …
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CEPHALORIDINE — noun Etymology: probably from cephalosporin + -idine Date: 1964 a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic C 19 H 17 N 3 O …
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CEPHALEXIN — noun Etymology: cephalosporin + -ex- (of unknown origin) + 1-in Date: 1967 a semisynthetic cephalosporin C 16 H 17 N …
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CEFTRIAXONE — noun Etymology: cef- (alteration of cephalosporin) + -triaxone, of unknown origin Date: 1984 a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic C 18 …
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ANTIBIOTIC — I. adjective Date: 1894 tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life, of or relating to ~s or to antibiosis, ~ally …
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AMOXICILLIN — noun Etymology: amino + ox- + penicillin Date: 1971 a semisynthetic penicillin C 16 H 19 N 3 O 5 …
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TAXOL — Organic compound with a complex multi-ring molecule that occurs in the bark of Pacific yew trees ( Taxus brevifolia ). …
Английский словарь Британика
PENICILLIN — Penicillium mold. It was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming ; by 1940, Howard Walter Florey , Ernst Boris Chain …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTIBIOTIC — Chemical substance that in dilute solutions can inhibit the growth of microorganisms or destroy them with little or no harm …
Английский словарь Британика
SYNTHETIC — I. (ˈ)sin|thed.]ik, sənˈth-, -et], ]ēk adjective also syn·thet·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\ Etymology: Greek synthetikos skilled in putting together, component, from synthetos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLASTIC — I. ˈplastik, -laas-, -lais-, -tēk adjective Etymology: Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plastos formed, molded (verbal of plassein to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold. Alexander …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOXACILLIN — one of several semisynthetic penicillins, so called because they are made by the addition of a specific substance to the …
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ANTIBIOTIC — chemical substance produced by a living organism, generally a microorganism, that is detrimental to other microorganisms. Although antibiotics are released …
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