biogenesis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: biogenesis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for biogenesis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biogenesis n production of a chemical compound by a living organism Synonym(s): biosynthesis, biogenesis the production of living organisms from other living organisms Synonym(s): biogenesis, biogeny
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biogenesis \Bi`ogen"esis\, Biogeny \Biog"eny\, n. [Gr. [?] 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; -- opposed to {abiogenesis}. (b) Life development generally.