Biogenic material
Biogenic material or biomass was any material that was either created by living, or out of a non-living lifeform.

The Borg's interest in assimilating, and ultimately the reason why they could not assimilate Species 8472, was the fact that their technology was biogenically , and was therefore superior to that of all species the Borg had previously encountered. ()

Examples 
 Ambergris 
 Biomatter
 Preanimate biomatter
 Fossil fuel
 Nucleogenic lifeforms
 Pearl
 Silk 
 Andorian silk
 Tholian silk
 Triaxian silk
 Triglobulin

Uses 
 Biogenic agent
 Biogenic amine
 Biogenic compound
 Biogenic energy
 Biogenic field
 Biogenic component
 Biogenic weapon
 Biogenic charge
 Cascading biogenic pulse
 Viral weapon

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Biochemical compounds