abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
(noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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]
• abiogeny
• biopoiesis
• 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
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
