- synthesis - the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
--1 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
--1 has particulars: biosynthesis, biogenesis; chemosynthesis; nucleosynthesisDerived form: verb synthesise1 - synthesis, synthetic thinking - the combination of ideas into a complex whole
--2 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Antonyms: analysis, analytic thinking
Derived form: verb synthesise1 - deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
--3 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
--3 has particulars: syllogismDerived form: verb synthesise1