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 

• SEMISYNTHETIC (adjective)

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)