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synthesis

synthesis

20 6.8
Making a chemical by combining simpler substances
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : síntesis
  • Fibroblasts accumulate in injured areas of nerves, and an increase in collagen synthesis occurs in response to trauma.
  • protein synthesis
  • estrogen synthesis
  • DNA synthesis

So that's what's increasing the synthesis of the muscle.

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Examples

  • And that's because it's known in muscle biology that mtor promotes muscle growth, or at least it's required for protein synthesis, which is part of muscle growth.

  • A complete understanding of the ocean's overturning probably requires a synthesis of the two models.

    Academic text (1994)
  • So if you change the rate of expansion through nuclear synthesis, you change the outcome of nuclear synthesis.

  • The Sound Edit software is a wonderful way to explore the synthesis of new musical ideas.

    Academic text (1992)
  • You actually need it for the synthesis of hormones.

  • Researchers suggested that physicians rely on synthesis rather than composition to write progress notes.

    Academic text (2015)
  • How does this complex fiber ATP synthesis work?

  • This could be causing the shift in collagen synthesis and elimination.

  • We know that mitochondria actually have the enzyme required for the synthesis of steroid hormones.

  • The researchers are studying the synthesis of a new drug by combining various chemical compounds.

Synonyms

reaction
vssynthesis
  • Specialized
123 3.0

A process where substances change and form new substances

focuses on producing a new compound by joining simpler substances
chemical reaction
vssynthesis
  • Specialized
24 3.1

A change where substances turn into different substances

focuses on making a new compound by combining simpler substances

Compounds

A way of joining different ideas and images in your mind into one clear picture

How Complex

synthesis
  • Specialized
20 6.8
reaction
  • Specialized
123 3.0
mixing
51 1.8

Surface Forms

synthesis singular
syntheses plural

Morphology

synthesis = thesis (semi-transparent) = syn + thesis

Formally 'syn-' (together) + 'thesis' (placing/proposition) gives the idea of 'putting together', but many learners know 'thesis' primarily as 'dissertation', making the compositional logic only partially obvious.

Etymology

Synthesis comes from Greek parts syn- meaning 'together' and thesis meaning 'to put'. In chemistry this is literal: a synthesis is 'putting together' simpler substances to make a new compound.