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abiogenesis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ā′bī ō jen′ə sis, ab′ē ō-)

a•bi•o•gen•e•sis (ā′bī ō jen′ə sis, ab′ē ō-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]

Biologythe now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation.

coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870 a-⁶ +

a′bi•o•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.

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abiogenesis /ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ n

Also called: autogenesis the hypothetical process by which living organisms first arose on earth from nonliving matter
an obsolete name for spontaneous generation
Compare biogenesis

Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from a-¹ + bio- + genesis

'abiogenesis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

autogenesis - biogenesis - spontaneous generation - heterogenesis

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