AUTOGENESIS

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

autogenesis (uncountable)

(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.

Source: Wiktionary


Au`to*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.)

Definition: Spontaneous generation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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