Synthesis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

the combination of ideas into a complex whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪnθəsˌɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪnθəsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪnθəsˌɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪnθəsˌɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deductive reasoning deduction synthetic thinking

Antonyms

analysis

Word Forms

synthetical	adjective	involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; - P.S.Welch
synthesise	verb	combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesist	noun	an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
synthetic	adjective	involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; - P.S.Welch
deduct	verb	reason by deduction; establish by deduction
deduce	verb	conclude by reasoning; in logic

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Synthese

der Prozess der Herstellung einer chemischen Verbindung (normalerweise durch die Vereinigung einfacherer chemischer Verbindungen)

🇫🇷French

synthèse

le processus de production d'un composé chimique (généralement par l'union de composés chimiques plus simples)

🇪🇸Spanish

síntesis

el proceso de producción de un compuesto químico (generalmente mediante la unión de compuestos químicos más simples)

🇮🇹Italian

sintesi

il processo di produzione di un composto chimico (solitamente mediante l'unione di composti chimici più semplici)

🇳🇱Dutch

synthese

het proces waarbij een chemische verbinding wordt geproduceerd (meestal door de vereniging van eenvoudigere chemische verbindingen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

síntese

o processo de produção de um composto químico (geralmente pela união de compostos químicos mais simples)

🇷🇺Russian

синтез

процесс производства химического соединения (обычно путем объединения более простых химических соединений)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संश्लेषण

एक रासायनिक यौगिक के उत्पादन की प्रक्रिया (आमतौर पर सरल रासायनिक यौगिकों के मिलन से)

🇧🇩Bengali

সংশ্লেষণ

একটি রাসায়নিক যৌগ তৈরির প্রক্রিয়া (সাধারণত সহজ রাসায়নিক যৌগের মিলনের মাধ্যমে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தொகுப்பு

ஒரு வேதியியல் சேர்மத்தை உருவாக்கும் செயல்முறை (பொதுவாக எளிமையான வேதியியல் சேர்மங்களின் இணைப்பால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సంశ్లేషణ

రసాయన సమ్మేళనాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేసే ప్రక్రియ (సాధారణంగా సరళమైన రసాయన సమ్మేళనాల కలయిక ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

संश्लेषण

रासायनिक संयुगे तयार करण्याची प्रक्रिया (सामान्यत: सोप्या रासायनिक संयुगे एकत्र करून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંશ્લેષણ

રાસાયણિક સંયોજન બનાવવાની પ્રક્રિયા (સામાન્ય રીતે સરળ રાસાયણિક સંયોજનોના જોડાણ દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ

ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸರಳವಾದ ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಗಳ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിന്തസിസ്

ഒരു രാസ സംയുക്തം നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ (സാധാരണയായി ലളിതമായ രാസ സംയുക്തങ്ങളുടെ യൂണിയൻ വഴി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਸਲੇਸ਼ਣ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਰਲ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੇਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ترکیب

کیمیائی مرکب تیار کرنے کا عمل (عام طور پر آسان کیمیائی مرکبات کے اتحاد سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合成

生产化合物的过程（通常通过更简单的化合物的结合）

🇯🇵Japanese

合成

化合物を生成するプロセス（通常はより単純な化合物の結合による）

🇰🇷Korean

합성

화합물을 생산하는 과정(보통 더 단순한 화합물의 결합에 의해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tổng hợp

quá trình sản xuất một hợp chất hóa học (thường là sự kết hợp của các hợp chất hóa học đơn giản hơn)

🇹🇭Thai

สังเคราะห์

กระบวนการผลิตสารประกอบเคมี (โดยปกติโดยการรวมตัวกันของสารประกอบเคมีที่เรียบง่ายกว่า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sintesis

proses menghasilkan senyawa kimia (biasanya dengan penyatuan senyawa kimia yang lebih sederhana)

🇲🇾Malay

sintesis

proses menghasilkan sebatian kimia (biasanya dengan gabungan sebatian kimia yang lebih ringkas)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توليف

عملية إنتاج مركب كيميائي (عادة عن طريق اتحاد مركبات كيميائية أبسط)

🇮🇷Persian

سنتز

فرآیند تولید یک ترکیب شیمیایی (معمولاً از طریق اتحاد ترکیبات شیمیایی ساده تر)

🇹🇷Turkish

sentez

kimyasal bir bileşik üretme süreci (genellikle daha basit kimyasal bileşiklerin birleşimiyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִינתֶזָה

תהליך ייצור תרכובת כימית (בדרך כלל על ידי איחוד של תרכובות כימיות פשוטות יותר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'synthesis'?

The primary meaning of 'synthesis' is 'the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)'.

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Using 'synthesis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'synthesis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'synthesis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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