semisynthetic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

semisynthetic

SYLLABICATION:	sem·i·syn·thet·ic
PRONUNCIATION:	sm-sn-thtk, sm-
ADJECTIVE:	1. Prepared by chemical synthesis from natural materials: a semisynthetic antibiotic. 2. Consisting of a mixture of natural and synthetic substances: a semisynthetic culture medium.


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