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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

biosynthesis

· IPA /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
01 n. production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
  1. 1.
    production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
  2. 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.
Syn. biogenesis.