ABIOGENESIS
abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
(noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abiogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural abiogeneses)
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents. [from 1870]
Synonyms
• abiogeny
• biopoiesis
Antonyms
• biogenesis
• transformism
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis. I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. Huxley, 1870.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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