Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals.

Scientists synthesize new drugs. Glands synthesize the enzymes. Amino acid is synthesized in the body. The drumbeat is synthesized.

Isolating and synthesizing a single molecule allows a drug company to patent that molecule.

Definition of synthesize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SYNTHESIZING definition: to combine or cause to combine into a whole | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

SYNTHESIZE definition: to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (analyze ). See examples of synthesize used in a sentence.

1. to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze). 2. to combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified chemical entity. 3. to make or form a …