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SYNTHETICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

By synthesis; in a synthetic manner

Example:

some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

synthetic (not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially)

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 Context examples: 

The sulfate salt of morphine, an opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically.

(Morphine sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or mint oils with flavoring and local anesthetic properties.

(Menthol, NCI Thesaurus)

Drug Metabolism Induction involves the initiation of enzymatic biotransforming chemical modifications exerted on a naturally occurring or synthetically produced organic or inorganic substances, elements, and isotopes used in research or for prevention, diagnosis, and /or treatment of disease states.

(Drug Metabolism Induction, NCI Thesaurus)

Drug Metabolism Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, enzymatic biotransforming chemical modifications exerted on a naturally occurring or synthetically produced organic or inorganic substances, elements, and isotopes used in research or for prevention, diagnosis, and /or treatment of disease states.

(Drug Metabolism Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

An alkaloid isolated or derived synthetically from Podophyllum peltatum that can bind to and inhibit topoisomerase II and its function in ligating cleaved DNA molecules, resulting in the accumulation of single- or double-strand DNA breaks, the inhibition of DNA replication and transcription, and apoptotic cell death.

(Epipodophyllotoxin Compound, NCI Thesaurus)