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      biosynthesis
      noun
      production of a chemical compound by a living organism
      Roots
      biosbio- · Greek · lifesynsyn- · Greek · togetherthesisthesis- · Greek · a placing, putting
      Words related to biosynthesis
      biogenesisnbiosyntheticadjendoperoxideglyconeogenesissynthetaseglycosylationnhydroxylaseplastoquinonetrehalasecataboliteposttranslationalcatabolismnsphingosinecarboxylasedipeptidasegalactosidecarboxylationnanaplerosiscephalintetrahydrofolatevsphingomyelincerebrosidehypercatabolismnkatabolismnreductasenphosphomonoesteraseglycosylatingsynthesisnglycolipidtyrosinase

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      Where does biosynthesis come from?

      The word biosynthesis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: bio-, from Greek bios (“life”); syn-, from Greek syn (“together”); and thesis, from Greek thesis (“a placing, putting”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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