Home › Words › B › biosourcebiosourcebiosource means A biological source of some material.EtymologyFrom bio- + source.nounA biological source of some material.e.g.“There is growing interest in alternative adsorbentia, eg, from biosources such as rice-hull ash (silica) (Proctor etal.. 1995) or soy hull carbon (Proctor and Harris, 1996).” — 2001, M. B. Springett, Raw ingredient quality in processed foods, page 44:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.biosourced 79% match — Having a biological or biochemical source vs biosource →bioresource 72% match — Any resource of biological origin. vs biosource →bioderived 68% match — Derived from biological sources. vs biosource →biocomponent 63% match — Any component having a biological origin vs biosource →biobased 63% match — Based on biological material. vs biosource →biomatter 61% match — biological matter. vs biosource →biofeedstock 61% match — biological feedstock (for the production of biofuel) vs biosource →bioservice 60% match — A biological or biochemical service; a company that provides such a service vs biosource →