biosynthesis
/ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/noun
biosynthesis is spelled B-I-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biosynthesis means “The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biosynthesis is biosyntheses.
How many letters and syllables are in biosynthesis?
| Letters | 12: B-I-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is biosynthesis?
Biosynthesis appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biosynthesis?
- US /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
Biosynthesis has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-biosynthesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with biosynthesis?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as biosynthesis from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnθəsɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of biosynthesis
- biosyntheses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biosynthesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biosynthesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense synthesis of organic compounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biosynthèse |
| German | Biosynthese |
| Portuguese | biossíntese |
| Spanish | biosíntesis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does biosynthesis come from?
From bio- + synthesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).