biosynthesis vs synthesis

biosynthesis and synthesis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
biosynthesis	Yes	No	No	No
synthesis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, synthesis is a hypernym of biosynthesis; that is, synthesis is a word with a broader meaning than biosynthesis:

biosynthesis: production of a chemical compound by a living organism
synthesis: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

biosynthesis (noun)	synthesis (noun)
production of a chemical compound by a living organism	the combination of ideas into a complex whole
	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
	the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)