biosynthesis.

The production of compounds by living cells from simpler substances through biological processes.

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Words that belong together

• protein biosynthesis
• biosynthesis of a compound
• a biosynthetic pathway

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The team traced the pigment’s biosynthesis to an enzyme absent from the related species.

Biosynthesis continued in the culture after the external supply of the compound stopped.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural biosyntheses for distinct synthetic pathways or processes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.