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Japanese word
合成
Pronunciation
Romajigōsei
Meaning
- nounsynthesis
Example
科学者は新しい物質を合成します。ka gaku sha wa atara shi i bus shitsu o gō sei shi ma su
Scientists synthesize a new substance.
More examples
この薬は、天然素材ではなく化学合成によって作られています。ko no kusuri wa ten nen so zai de wa na ku ka gaku gō sei ni yo tte tsuku ra re te i ma su
This medicine is made by chemical synthesis rather than from natural materials.
Core concept
It combines distinct parts, materials, or ideas into a newly formed whole rather than merely placing them side by side.
Common phrases
化学合成ka gaku gō sei
chemical synthesis
合成を試みるgō sei o kokoro mi ru
attempt synthesis
合成反応gō sei han nō
synthesis reaction
Similar words
融合yūgō: The joining of separate elements so closely that they form a unified whole.
結合ketsugō: The physical or chemical joining of separate parts into a single structure.
混合kongō: The combining of substances without necessarily creating a new substance.
統合tōgō: The organized joining of separate parts into one system or whole.
Definition in Japanese
別々のものを結び付け、それらを材料として新たな全体を作ること。betsu betsu no mo no o musu bi tsu ke so re ra o zai ryō to shi te ara ta na zen tai o tsuku ru ko to
Word origin
The word 合成 (gōsei) is made from 合 (gō, "fit together") and 成 (sei, "become or make"), linking combination with the creation of something new.
Usage tips
- English uses synthesis for both chemical production and the combining of ideas, so the word often suggests a new result rather than a simple mixture.
Other meanings
- combinationnoun
- compositionnoun
Opposites
- 分解bunkaidecompositionnoun
Related words
- 合成するgōseisurusynthesizeverb
- 合成物gōseibutsusynthetic productnoun