Synthesis is the method used by cannabis plants to create crucial proteins and hormones, it is performed when plants combine light energy and chemical compounds through a sequence of biochemical reactions.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
synthesis (noun)1.
a) the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
b) the production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds or by the degradation of a complex compound
c) the combining of often diverse conceptions into a coherent whole , also the complex so formed
2.
a) deductive reasoning
b) the dialectic combination of thesis and antithesis into a higher stage of truth
3.
the frequent and systematic use of inflected forms as a characteristic device of a language
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
synthesis (noun)a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
SYNONYMS:
admixture, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, cocktail, combination, composite, compound, conflation, emulsion, fusion, intermixture, meld, mix, mixture, synthesisRELATED WORDS:
half-and-half; absorption, blending, coalescence, coalition, commingling, commixture, compost, concretion, homogenization, immingling, immixture, incorporation, integration, interfusion, intermingling, mergence, merger, merging, mingling; assortment, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, motley, patchwork, potpourri, variety; accumulation, aggregation, conglomerationNEAR ANTONYMS:
component, constituent, element, ingredientSynthesis (Wikipedia)
Synthesis (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA
combination, integration, formulation, creation, amalgamation