'Biogenesis' definitions:
Definition of 'biogenesis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn: biosynthesis, biogenesis]
noun
The production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: biogenesis, biogeny]
Definition of 'Biogenesis'
From: GCIDE
- 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]