biogenic
pronunciation
How to pronounce biogenic in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪəʊ'dʒenɪk]
How to pronounce biogenic in American English:
US [ˌbaɪoʊ'dʒenɪk]
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- Adjective:
- produced by living organisms or biological processes
- essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes
Word Origin
- biogenic (adj.)
- 1904, with reference to Haeckel's recapitulation theory; 1913 as "produced by living organisms," from bio- + genic "produced by" (see genus).
Example
- 1. Thus perhaps even clouds and rain may be biogenic .
- 2. Determination of biogenic amine in foods .
- 3. This paper reports the experimental investigation on the derivatising condition of biogenic amines with dansyl chloride as fluorescent derivation agent .
- 4. Characteristics of variations and interrelations of biogenic elements in the huanghai sea cold water mass .
- 5. The surface productivity indicated by the biogenic sediments in the area is closely related to the three pacific ocean currents entering into the chukchi sea through bering strait .