biomimetic

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT06768
Refers to a laboratory procedure designed to imitate a natural chemical process. Also refers to a compound that mimics a biological material in its structure or function.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. (Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1260 [Terms] [Paper]