- bi|o|syn|thet|ic
- bi|o|syn|thet|ic «BY oh sihn THEHT ihk», adjective.having to do with biosynthesis.–bi´o|syn|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb.
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syn|thet´i|cal|ly — syn|thet|ic «sihn THEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or involving synthesis: »synthetic chemistry. 2. made artificially by chemical synthesis. Many kinds of fabrics, furs, dyes, resins, and drugs are synthetic products.… … Useful english dictionary
syn|thet|ic — «sihn THEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or involving synthesis: »synthetic chemistry. 2. made artificially by chemical synthesis. Many kinds of fabrics, furs, dyes, resins, and drugs are synthetic products. »Synthetic… … Useful english dictionary
syn|thet|i|cal — «sihn THEHT uh kuhl», adjective. = synthetic. (Cf. ↑synthetic) … Useful english dictionary
syn|thet|i|cism — «sihn THEHT uh sihz uhm», noun. synthetic methods or procedure … Useful english dictionary
syn|thet|ics — «sihn THEHT ihks», noun. 1. man made substances formed by chemical synthesis. Plastics are synthetics. »Today s synthetics are by and large either better than their natural counterparts or have no counterparts at all (Newsweek). 2. the field of… … Useful english dictionary
syn|thet|o|graph — «sihn THEHT uh graf, grahf», noun. a composite drawing, as from two or more specimens of a new species … Useful english dictionary
che|mo|syn|thet|ic — «KEE moh sihn THEHT ihk, KEHM oh », adjective. of or using chemosynthesis: »chemosynthetic bacteria. –che´mo|syn|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|syn|thet|ic — «FOH tuh sihn THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with photosynthesis: »The crux of the whole photosynthetic process was the conversion of light energy into chemical energy (Harper s). 2. promoting photosynthesis: »The photosynthetic… … Useful english dictionary
par|a|syn|thet|ic — «PAR uh sihn THEHT ihk», adjective. having to do with parasynthesis: »Parasynthetic compounds of this same type are dressmaker, innkeeper,…and woodpecker (Simeon Potter) … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|syn|thet|ic — «POL ee sihn THEHT ihk», adjective. characterized by polysynthesis … Useful english dictionary
