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biosynthesis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY2 OW0 S IH1 N TH EH0 S IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

production of a chemical compound by a living organism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biogenesis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: synthesis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English synthesis English biosynthesis From bio- + synthesis.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: biosintez — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Catalan: biosíntesi — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Esperanto: biosintezo — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Finnish: biosynteesi — synthesis of organic compounds
  • French: biosynthèse — synthesis of organic compounds
  • German: Biosynthese — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Irish: bithshintéis — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Italian: biosintesi — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Norwegian Bokmål: biosyntese — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Polish: biosynteza — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Portuguese: biossíntese — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Russian: биоси́нтез (biosíntez) — synthesis of organic compounds
  • Spanish: biosíntesis — synthesis of organic compounds
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