nnoun.processthe process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)Derivationally Related Form:syntheticalsynthesise
Hypernyms:chemical action chemical change chemical process
Inherited Hypernyms:synthesischemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:biogenesisbiosynthesischemosynthesisnucleosynthesis
Full Hyponyms:biosynthesischemosynthesisnucleosynthesis
nnoun.cognitionthe combination of ideas into a complex wholeSynset:synthetic thinking
Antonyms:analysis
Derivationally Related Form:syntheticsyntheticalsynthesistsynthesise
Hypernyms:abstract thought logical thinking reasoning
Inherited Hypernyms:synthesisreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionreasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)Synset:deduction deductive reasoning
Derivationally Related Form:syntheticalsyntheticdeducedeductsynthesise
Hypernyms:abstract thought logical thinking reasoning
Inherited Hypernyms:deductionreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:syllogism