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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem., Biochem.) A chemical substance produced by a living organism; -- a term used commonly in reference to chemical substances found in nature that have distinctive pharmacological effects. Such a substance is considered a natural product even if it can be prepared by total synthesis.

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  • noun biochemistry Any compound produced naturally by a living organism; especially those compounds that are useful commercially

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