biosynthetic

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adjective

of or pertaining to biosynthesis

OriginEnglish synthetic ← French synthétique ← Ancient Greek συνθετικός (sunthetikós) →
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Meanings

adjectivebiosynthetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryof or pertaining to biosynthesis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  9. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  10. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  13. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  14. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  15. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  16. Ancient Greekσυνθετικός (sunthetikós)
  17. Frenchsynthétique
  18. Englishsynthetic
  19. Englishbiosynthetic

From bio- + synthetic.

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APA

biosynthetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetic

MLA

“biosynthetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biosynthetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetic.

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