biogenic
adjective
bio·gen·ic ˌbī-ō-ˈje-nik 
variants or less commonly biogenous
bī-ˈä-jə-nəs
: produced by living organisms
biogenic methane formation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Adding in this biogenic limestone can make concrete carbon neutral, and potentially carbon negative, by pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2022 Ciaunica says this research aims to explore intelligence through a biogenic lens instead of the traditional, more narrow anthropogenic lens. Andrea Morris, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Ozone alters the biogenic volatile organic compounds that are emitted by plants, everything from isoprene to terpenes. Jim Robbins, Wired, 16 Oct. 2021 Through the biogenic cycle, plants can use methane emissions to perform photosynthesis and fix the carbon back into cellulose, which cattle can then consume as part of a continuing, closed-loop cycle that is roughly a decade in length. Brian Devore, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 No matter what, the report of finding this stinky, toxic, perhaps biogenic gas on our neighbor Venus will advance the science of atmospheric biosignature detection. David Grinspoon, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2020 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 See More
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2022 Ciaunica says this research aims to explore intelligence through a biogenic lens instead of the traditional, more narrow anthropogenic lens. Andrea Morris, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Ozone alters the biogenic volatile organic compounds that are emitted by plants, everything from isoprene to terpenes. Jim Robbins, Wired, 16 Oct. 2021 Through the biogenic cycle, plants can use methane emissions to perform photosynthesis and fix the carbon back into cellulose, which cattle can then consume as part of a continuing, closed-loop cycle that is roughly a decade in length. Brian Devore, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 No matter what, the report of finding this stinky, toxic, perhaps biogenic gas on our neighbor Venus will advance the science of atmospheric biosignature detection. David Grinspoon, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2020 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 Emerson recently proposed using aircraft to distribute a fine iron dust produced by iron-eating bacteria, called biogenic oxide. Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
biogenic
adjective
bio·gen·ic -ˈjen-ik
: produced by living organisms
biogenic amine metabolism in depressed patients D. L. Murphy
D. L. Murphy