Meanings
adverbbiosynthetically (not comparable)
- not comparableIn terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
Biosynthetically, xenognosins A and B fall within the flavanoids, a specific class of the phenylpropanoids.
1988, G. H. Wagman, R. Cooper, Natural Products Isolation, page 571
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)
- Ancient Greekσυνθετικός (sunthetikós)
- Frenchsynthétique
- Englishsynthetic
- Englishbiosynthetic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishbiosynthetically
From biosynthetic + -ally.
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APA
biosynthetically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetically
MLA
“biosynthetically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biosynthetically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosynthetically.
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