molecularsynthesis
nounUK /məˈlɛkjʊlə ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
US /məˈlɛkjələr ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
the process of building new molecules by joining smaller pieces together.
Scientists used molecular synthesis to create a new medicine in the lab.
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2. the artificial construction of complex molecules from simpler starting materials.
The team's molecular synthesis produced a compound that does not exist in nature.
3. a branch of chemistry focused on designing and making molecules for research or industry.
She studied molecular synthesis to develop better plastics.
4. the biological process by which cells build large molecules such as proteins.
Ribosomes carry out molecular synthesis of proteins inside the cell.