resynthesis

noun

re·​syn·​the·​sis (ˌ)rē-ˈsin(t)-thə-səs 

plural resyntheses (ˌ)rē-ˈsin(t)-thə-ˌsēz 

: the act of synthesizing something again : a second or subsequent synthesis

The adult body's state of stability then is the result of a balance between the rates of protein breakdown and resynthesis.

—Sue Rodwell Williams

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

resynthesis

noun

re·​syn·​the·​sis (ˌ)rē-ˈsin(t)-thə-səs 

plural resyntheses -ˌsēz 

: the action or process of resynthesizing something

resynthesis of a damaged section of DNA