"biosynthesis" meaning in English

See biosynthesis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-biosynthesis.wav Forms: biosyntheses [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + synthesis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|synthesis}} bio- + synthesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|biosyntheses}} biosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural biosyntheses)
  1. (biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones. Wikipedia link: biosynthesis Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: biosynthesize, biosynthetic, metabiosynthesis, photobiosynthesis, retrobiosynthesis Related terms: biogenesis Translations (synthesis of organic compounds): biosíntesi [feminine] (Catalan), biosynteesi (Finnish), biosynthèse (French), Biosynthese [feminine] (German), bithshintéis [feminine] (Irish), biosintesi (Italian), biosyntese [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), biosynteza [feminine] (Polish), biossíntese (Portuguese), биоси́нтез (biosíntez) [masculine] (Russian), biosíntesis (Spanish)

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