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Definition of Biogenic

1. Adjective. Produced by living organisms or biological processes. "Fermentation is a biogenic process"

2. Adjective. Essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes. "Sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism"

Definition of Biogenic

1. Adjective. produced by living organisms, or by a biological process ¹

2. Adjective. essential for the maintenance of life ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Biogenic

1. produced by living organisms [adj]

Medical Definition of Biogenic

1. Something which came about as a result of the activities of living things. Something which is necessary for life processes. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biogenic

biog biogas biogases biogasoline biogen biogeneric biogenerics biogeneses biogenesis biogenetic

biogenetic law biogenetical biogenetically biogenetics biogenic (current term) biogenic amine neurotransmitters biogenic amines biogenic monoamines biogenic polyamines biogenies

biogenist biogenists biogenous biogens biogeny biogeochemical biogeochemically biogeochemicals

Literary usage of Biogenic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The biogenic amine receptors share the conserved features of the G-protein coupled receptor gene family as well as sequences ..."

2. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"CHAPTER XIH THE ORGANIC OR biogenic ROCKS: DEPOSITS FORMED FROM THE ORGANIC TISSUES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS DEPOSITS FORMED FROM VASCULAR PLANTS Conditions ..."

3. The Greek Coins by John H. Kroll (1993)
"The samples included in the fine calcareous biogenic Limestone subgroup (a) were found to be composed of the same array of constituents (ie, ..."

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