synthesisnoun
uk/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/us/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/synthesis noun (CHEMICAL PRODUCTION)
[ U ] specialized chemistry the production of a substance from simpler materials after a chemical reaction
See also
photosynthesis
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- condensation
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- vaporize
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synthesis noun (MIX)
[ C ] plural syntheses formal the mixing of different ideas, influences, or things to make a whole that is different, or new:
He describes his latest record as "a synthesis of African and Latin rhythms".
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Mixing and mixtures
- be neither one thing nor the other idiom
- beat
- blend
- blend in/blend into sth
- brew
- cocktail
- concoction
- cross-fertilization
- decoction
- emulsion
- impure
- mashup
- meld
- mingle
- mixture
- neither
- preparation
- roll
- rolled into one idiom
- substance
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