chemical synthesis

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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synthesis
noun
uk
/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/us
/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
chemistryspecialized
the production of a substance from simpler materials after a ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandsynthesisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cost of purpose-built manufacturing facilities andchemicalsynthesisare a critical barrier to the commercial development of many potential pesticides.
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Their smooth surfaces indicatechemicalsynthesis/precipitation rather than incomplete digestion.
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Such shortage can probably be met (in a quantitative, if not a qualitative sense) by new techniques of intensive agriculture, marine culture andchemicalsynthesis.
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Thechemicalsynthesisbegins with the formation of acetylene, the first building block of benzene, in carbon stars.
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The only real drawback to this approach is that non-natural nucleotides cannot be introduced, and for this,chemicalsynthesisis required.
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Many companies also produce pesticides with components similar to those in natural plants throughchemicalsynthesis.
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The brief required over 17,000m2 of pharmaceutical research laboratories, including 'unclean' areas likechemicalsynthesislaboratories, and 'very clean' areas like tissue culture, molecular biology and drug design areas.
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Chemicalsynthesisof the component strands allows great flexibility in terms of sequence and functional group modification, and the attachment of exogenous groups (such as fluorophores) to facilitate physical study.
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How much use has been made of it forchemicalsynthesis?
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They relate only to lifeboats,chemicalsynthesisand fishing boats.
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But it is obligatory if the use is forchemicalsynthesis.
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But they make no reference to the oil which you are going to use in the refinery for the purposes ofchemicalsynthesis.
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The second was the use of electromagnetic radiation to promote chemical transformations which lead to fuels which can subsequently be burnt, releasing the energy stored by thechemicalsynthesis.
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They can thus produce relatively pure saturated and unsaturated dicarboxylic acids in high yield, which is not possible usingchemicalsynthesis.
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It is a widely used building block inchemicalsynthesis, with approximately kg being produced in 1998.
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Both the hydrate and the anhydrous forms are colorless solids that are commonly used inchemicalsynthesisand as dietary supplements.
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Other laboratory applications of fritted glass include packing in chromatography columns and resin beds for specialchemicalsynthesis.
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The caffeine in these drinks either originates from the ingredients used or is an additive derived from the product of decaffeination or fromchemicalsynthesis.
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However, it may also refer to a substance or compound formed under human control by any chemical reaction, either bychemicalsynthesisor by biosynthesis.
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It is a laboratory reagent used in thechemicalsynthesisof atropine and hyoscyamine.
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