Meanings
nounbiosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural biosyntheses)
plural biosyntheses
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
The rate-limiting step for cytokinin biosynthesis involves a group of isopentenyltransferase (IPT) enzymes.
2015 April 23, Simon Moore et al., “Spatiotemporal modelling of hormonal crosstalk explains the level and patterning of hormones and gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type and mutant roots”, in The New Phytologist, volume 207, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
- Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
- Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
- Latinsynthesis
- Englishsynthesis
- Englishbiosynthesis
Translations
Catalan biosíntesi
- biosíntesisynthesis of organic compounds
Esperanto biosintezo
- biosintezosynthesis of organic compounds
Finnish biosynteesi
- biosynteesisynthesis of organic compounds
French biosynthèse
- biosynthèsesynthesis of organic compounds
German Biosynthese
- Biosynthesesynthesis of organic compounds
Irish bithshintéis
- bithshintéissynthesis of organic compounds
Italian biosintesi
- biosintesisynthesis of organic compounds
Norwegian Bokmål biosyntese
- biosyntesesynthesis of organic compounds
Polish biosynteza
- biosyntezasynthesis of organic compounds
Portuguese biossíntese
- biossíntesesynthesis of organic compounds
Russian биоси́нтез
- биоси́нтез (biosíntez)synthesis of organic compounds
Spanish biosíntesis
- biosíntesissynthesis of organic compounds
Cite this entry
APA
biosynthesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthesis
MLA
“biosynthesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biosynthesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthesis.
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