biogenic
Americanadjective
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resulting from the activity of living organisms, as fermentation.
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necessary for the life process, as food and water.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of biogenic
Example Sentences
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The research encourages moving beyond a fear-based view of microbes and biogenic compounds and instead recognizing their potential health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
So we had to remove these biogenic emissions from the total by working out what share of the waste being burned was organic.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
“If you went to the Arctic, you’d never see fog as there are very few particles in the air. But in a swamp, there’s biogenic material and water spray.”
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
We took final investment decision on our first utility-scale green hydrogen project in Sweden, which is where we would also make methanol from biogenic CO2 and sell that to the maritime sector.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
In addition to liquid water and a source of useable energy, you need "the so-called biogenic elements" — like carbon — "that our kind of life is based on," plus a source of useable energy.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2022
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