abiogenesis
21abiogenesis — abio·gen·e·sis .ā .bī ō jen ə səs n the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter called also spontaneous generation compare BIOGENESIS abi·og·e·nist .ā (.)bī äj ə nəst or abio·gen·e·sist .bī ō jen ə səst… …
22ABIOGENESIS — the doctrine of spontaneous generation …
23Abiogenesis — A|bi|o|ge|ne|sis 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 = Abiogenese …
24abiogenesis — The concept that living matter can arise from nonliving matter; spontaneous generation …
25abiogenesis — spontaneous generation of living matter Causation and Formation …
26abiogenesis — eɪbaɪəʊ dÊ’enɪsɪs n. creation or evolution of an organism from lifeless material, spontaneous generation (Biology) …
27abiogenesis — [ˌeɪbʌɪə(ʊ) dʒɛnɪsɪs] noun technical term for spontaneous generation. Derivatives abiogenic adjective Origin C19: from a 1 + Gk bios life + genesis …
28abiogenesis — abio·gen·e·sis …
29abiogenesis — a•bi•o•gen•e•sis [[t]ˌeɪ baɪ oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌæb i oʊ [/t]] n. bio ter the production of living organisms by nonliving matter; spontaneous generation: a former belief • Etymology: a VI+biogenesis; coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870 a bi•o•ge•net′ic… …
30abiogenesis — /ˌeɪbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (say .aybuyoh jenuhsuhs) noun 1. the (hypothetical) production of living things from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation. Compare biogenesis. 2. the theory, belief, or doctrine that living things can be produced from… …
