biogenesis

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biogenesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os
     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]
  
     2. the production of a chemical compound by a living
        organism.
  
     Syn: biosynthesis.
          [WordNet 1.5]

biogenesis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  biogenesis
      n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism
           [syn: biosynthesis, biogenesis]
      2: the production of living organisms from other living
         organisms [syn: biogenesis, biogeny]