synthesis

noun (plural syntheses /-siːz/)

• 1the combination of components or elements to form a connected whole:the synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work [count noun]:the ideology represented a synthesis of certain ideasOften contrasted with analysis.
• Grammar the process of making compound and derivative words.
• Linguistics the tendency in a language to use inflected forms rather than word order to express grammatical structure.

• 2the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials:the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen

• 3(in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.