BIOGENIC

biogenic

(adjective) essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; “sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism”

biogenic

(adjective) produced by living organisms or biological processes; “fermentation is a biogenic process”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

biogenic (comparative more biogenic, superlative most biogenic)

produced by living organisms, or by a biological process

essential for the maintenance of life

Antonyms

• (produced by living organisms or by a biological process): abiogenic

Source: Wiktionary



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