'Biogeny' definitions:
Definition of 'biogeny'
From: WordNet
noun
The production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: biogenesis, biogeny]
Definition of 'Biogeny'
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]
Definition of 'biogeny'
From: GCIDE
- biogeny \bi*og"en*y\ n. the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as biogenesis[1]. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'biogeny'
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]