Biogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biogenesis
       n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn:
             {biosynthesis}]
       2: the production of living organisms from other living
          organisms [syn: {biogeny}]