GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    { Biogenesis , Biogeny , } n. [Gr. βίος 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
    1. the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
      Syn. -- biosynthesis.
      WordNet 1.5

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