Wikipedia:
In general, the noun synthesis (from the ancient Greek σύνθεσις, σύν "with" and θέσις "placing") refers to a combination of two or more entities that together form something new; alternately, it refers to the creating of something by artificial means. The corresponding verb, to synthesize (or synthesise), means to make or form a synthesis.
Synthesis or synthesize may also refer to:
Science
Chemistry and biochemistry
Chemical synthesis, the execution of chemical reactions to form a more complex molecule from chemical precursors
Organic synthesis, the chemical synthesis of organic compounds
Total synthesis, the complete organic synthesis of complex organic compounds, usually without the aid of biological processesConvergent synthesis or linear synthesis, a strategy to improve the efficiency of multi-step chemical synthesesDehydration synthesis, a chemical synthesis resulting in the loss of a water moleculePaal–Knorr synthesis, a chemical reaction named after Carl Paal and Ludwig KnorrBiosynthesis, the creation of an organic compound in a living organism, usually aided by enzymes
Photosynthesis, a biochemical reaction using a carbon molecule to produce an organic molecule, using sunlight as a catalystChemosynthesis, the synthesis of biological compounds into organic waste, using methane or an oxidized molecule as a catalystAmino acid synthesis, the synthesis of an amino acid from its constituents*
Peptide synthesis, the biochemical synthesis of peptides using amino acids
Protein biosynthesis, the multi-step biochemical synthesis of proteins (long peptides)DNA synthesis (disambiguation), several biochemical processes for making DNA
DNA replication, DNA biosynthesis in vivoSynthesis (cell cycle)RNA synthesis, the synthesis of RNA from nucleic acids, using another nucleic acid chain as a templateATP synthesis, the biochemical synthesis of ATP Physics
Nucleosynthesis, the process of creating new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons Electronics
Logic synthesis, the process of converting a higher-level form of a design into a lower-level implementationHigh-level synthesis, an automated design process that interprets an algorithmic description of a desired behavior and creates hardware that implements that behaviorFrequency synthesizer, an electronic system for generating any of a range of frequencies Speech and sound creation
Sound synthesis, various methods of sound generation in audio electronics
wave field synthesis, a spatial audio rendering technique, characterized by creation of virtual acoustic environmentsSubtractive synthesis, a method of creating a sound by removing harmonics, characterised by the application of an audio filter to an audio signalFrequency modulation synthesis, a form of audio synthesis where the timbre of a simple waveform is changed by frequency modulating it with a modulating frequency that is also in the audio rangeSpeech synthesis, the artificial production of human speech
Humanities
in philosophy, the end result of a dialectic, as in thesis, antithesis, synthesisa cognitive skill in Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational ObjectivesIn philosophy and science, a higher a priori process than analysisin linguistics, a scale denoting the average ratio of morphemes to words; see synthetic language
Politics
Synthesis anarchism is a form of anarchist organization which tries to join anarchists of different tendencies.
Media
Synthesis (magazine), a web site and magazine covering popular cultureSynthesis (journal), a journal of chemical synthesis
Clothing
Synthesis (clothing), a garment or outfit worn in ancient Rome for dining or special occasions
