different between biological vs biogenic

English

Etymology

biology +? -ical

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ba??(?)?l?d??k?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ba???l?d??k?l/

Adjective

biological (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to biology.
2. Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
3. (proscribed, an error in non-native speakers' English) Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
   • 2013, J. Hemmelskamp, K. Rennings, and F. Leone (eds.), Innovation-Oriented Environmental Regulation: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Analysis, p. 49:

     The market for cosmetics with natural ingredients in which the body shop is so successful is still a small one, as is the market for biological food products (1 per cent in the Netherlands).

Noun

biological (plural biologicals)

1. (rare) A biological product.
   • 1917, Lilly, Eli & Company, Indianapolis, A.B.C. Course on Biologicals, page 5

     This elementary treatise on biologicals was designed primarily for the instruction of Lilly salesmen to enable them to handle the biological line intelligently.

Synonyms

• biologic

Translations

See also

• adoptive
• biological clock
• biological father
• biological mother
• birth mother

English

Etymology

bio- +? -genic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

biogenic (comparative more biogenic, superlative most biogenic)

1. produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
2. essential for the maintenance of life

Antonyms

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

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