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noun production of a chemical compound by a living organism
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English synthesis English biosynthesis From bio- + synthesis.
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