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SEMISYNTHETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Example:
synthetic leather
Synonyms:
man-made; semisynthetic; synthetic
Classified under:
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 water-soluble derivative of the antineoplastic antibiotic duocarmycin B2.
(Pibrozelesin, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrobromide salt form of pibrozelesin, a semisynthetic water-soluble derivative of the antineoplastic antibiotic duocarmycin B2, with antineoplastic activity.
(Pibrozelesin Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)
A broad-spectrum semisynthetic, ampicillin-derived ureidopenicillin antibiotic.
(Piperacillin, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic analog of Bleomycin, a mixture of several basic glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces verticillus.
(Peplomycin, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt of a semisynthetic heparin-like glucosaminoglycan.
(Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
An oral formulation of the hydrochloride salt of topotecan, a semisynthetic derivative of the quinoline alkaloid camptothecin, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Oral Topotecan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic, second-generation taxane derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Ortataxel, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of oxymorphone, a semisynthetic opioid with a potent analgesic property.
(Oxymorphone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A prodrug of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, beta-lactam aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.
(Bacampicillin, NCI Thesaurus)
A broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.
(Cefatrizine, NCI Thesaurus)
