biogenesis

Noun
Synonyms: biosynthesisbiogeny

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. production of a chemical compound by a living organismSynonyms: biosynthesis
  2. the production of living organisms from other living organismsSynonyms: biogeny
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally. [1913 Webster]

2.the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.

Syn: biosynthesis. [WordNet 1.5]

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