synthesis

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  1. noun The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
  2. noun The complex whole so formed.
  3. noun Chemistry Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.
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  • A collection of articles on various topics of organic synthesis -- short, precise and topical, written by leading experts in their fields. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • Organic synthesis is a core subject in organic chemistry, and volumes I and II have been very successful. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • The fruit of the Nazi-jihadist synthesis was the Baath party which produced Saddam Hussein. —  RenewAmerica
  • The cancer cells themselves can then increase testosterone synthesis, and this is linked to an over-expression of the so-called androgen receptor —  NutraIngredients RSS
  • The iterative design, synthesis, and evaluation of the candidate alpha-helix mimetic was initiated from a precedented triaryl template and refined by screening the designs for inhibition of MDM2 / p53 binding. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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  1. Latin, collection, from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai, to put together : sun-, syn- + tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French synthèse = Spanish sintésis = Portuguese synthese, synthesis = Italian sintesi, from Latin synthesis, from Greek σύνθεσ, σ1ις, a putting together, composition, from συντιθέναι, put together, combine, from σύν, together, + τιθέναι, set, place: see thesis.
 

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