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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

Bring that up with chemistry, it's their term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisynthesis

Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German Lysergsäurediethylamid) and by the nicknames acid and Lucy, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug derived from ergot, known for its potent psychological effects.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I am an organic chemist working with the synthesis of natural products. I don't think it's common for chemists within this field to refer to chemicals that have undergone several addition steps as "natural", and certainly not when communicating with non-chemists.

    Note that the term "natural product" has very precise meaning in chemistry, which is different from what non-chemists would intuit. I would normally not use that term when talking to non-chemists.

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