biosynthesis

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ synthesis

Noun

biosynthesis (plural biosyntheses)

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

Derived terms

• biosynthetic

Translations

synthesis of organic compounds

• Catalan: biosíntesi f
• Finnish: biosynteesi
• French: biosynthèse (fr)
• German: Biosynthese (de) f
• Italian: biosintesi (it)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: biosyntese m

• Portuguese: biossíntese (pt)
• Russian: биосинтез (ru) m (biosintez)
• Spanish: biosíntesis (es)

See also

• biogenesis