semisynthetic
adjective
semi路syn路thet路ic
| \ 藢se-m膿-sin-藞the-tik
, 藢se-藢m墨-, -mi-\
, 藢se-藢m墨-, -mi-\
Definition of semisynthetic
1
: produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material
semisynthetic penicillins
2
: containing both chemically identified and complex natural ingredients
a semisynthetic diet
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Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018 Hydrocodone and oxycodone are semisynthetic opioids used to treat pain. — Author: Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, "A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'semisynthetic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for semisynthetic
semisynthetic
adjective
semi路syn路thet路ic
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Medical Definition of semisynthetic
1
: produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting material
semisynthetic penicillins
2
: containing both chemically identified and complex natural ingredients
a semisynthetic diet
Other Words from semisynthetic
semisynthetically
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adverb
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adverb