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SEMISYNTHETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semisynthetic mean?
• SEMISYNTHETIC (adjective)
The adjective SEMISYNTHETIC has 1 sense:
1. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Familiarity information: SEMISYNTHETIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Synonyms:
man-made; semisynthetic; synthetic
Context example:
synthetic leather
Similar:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Context examples
A semisynthetic, broad spectrum beta-lactam penicillin with antibacterial activity.
(Amdinocillin, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic, narrow spectrum beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin antibiotic with bactericidal and beta-lactamase resistant activity.
(Methicillin, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic derivative of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin.
(Morpholinodoxorubicin, NCI Thesaurus)
The potassium salt of carbenicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin derivative with antibacterial activity.
(Carbenicillin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt of the phenyl ester of carbenicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin derivative with antibacterial activity.
(Carbenicillin Phenyl Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of bacampicillin, a prodrug of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, beta-lactam aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.
(Bacampicillin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The indanyl ester of carbenicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin derivative with antibacterial activity.
(Carbenicillin Indanyl, NCI Thesaurus)
The phenyl ester of carbenicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin derivative with antibacterial activity.
(Carbenicillin Phenyl, NCI Thesaurus)
The sulfate salt form of netilimicin, a semisynthetic, water soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic.
(Netilmicin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
An enteric-coated formulation of ixabepilone, a semisynthetic analogue of epothilone B and a non-taxane tubulin inhibitor, with antineoplastic activity.
(Oral Ixabepilone, NCI Thesaurus)
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