BIOGENESIS

biogenesis, biogeny

(noun) the production of living organisms from other living organisms

biosynthesis, biogenesis

(noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

biogenesis (usually uncountable, plural biogeneses)

The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.

Biosynthesis.

Antonyms

• (principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms): abiogenesis

Source: Wiktionary

Bi`o*gen"e*sis, Bi*og"e*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. life + , , birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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