Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun biogenesis
2 senses of biogenesis
Sense 1
biosynthesis, biogenesis -- (production of a chemical compound by a living organism)
=> synthesis -- (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))
Sense 2
biogenesis, biogeny -- (the production of living organisms from other living organisms)
=> generation, multiplication, propagation -- (the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)