Biosynthesis

2 definitions found

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

  biosynthesis \biosynthesis\ n.
     1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
  
     Syn: biogenesis.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. the production of chemical substances by use of reagents
        or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions
        modeled on those observed in living organisms.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biosynthesis
       n : production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn:
            {biogenesis}]