Ma'anar ƙamus na "biosynthetic" shine: alaƙa ko haɗa haɗin haɗin sinadarai ta hanyar rayayyun halittu, ko samar da mahadi masu guba ta hanyar amfani da hanyoyin rayuwa ko hanyoyin. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar sau da yawa a cikin mahallin kimiyyar halittu, ilmin kwayoyin halitta, da fasahar halittu don bayyana hanyoyin da ake amfani da rayayyun halittu ko sassansu don ƙirƙira ko gyara mahaɗan sinadarai don takamaiman dalilai, kamar samar da magunguna, biofuels, ko wasu ƙima masu mahimmanci. abubuwa.