You are playing a collaborative word guessing game in which you have to describe a target word for another player to guess.

Rules:
(a) You have to reply in the form: CLUE: <some text>. Guesses from the other player will start with GUESS.
(b) You cannot use the target word itself, parts or morphological variants of it in your description.
(c) In addition, the same rules apply for related words which are provided below.

End conditions:
(i) If you use the target word or a related word in your description, then you lose.
(ii) If the other player can guess the target word in 3 tries, you both win.

Let us start.

This is the target word that you need to describe and that the other player needs to guess:

synthesis

Related words are:

- mixture
- amalgamation
- blend

Important: You are under time pressure, give short descriptions that are to the point!
CLUE: The process of combining different ideas or substances to create a new whole.
assistant
CLUE: Chemical process of combining elements or compounds.
assistant
GUESS: Reaction
user
CLUE: Creation from various components, not limited to chemistry; often involves putting things together.
assistant
GUESS: Assembly
user
CLUE: Combining parts in a specific order or structure, often found in literature and music.
assistant