Abiogenesis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In biology, the production of living things otherwise than through the growth and development of detached portions of a parent organism; spontaneous generation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
    • Antonym
    biogenesis    bioginesis    transformism   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    organic phenomenon   
    Cross Reference
    allopoiesis    biogenesis    autopoiesis    biopoesis   
    Variant
    abiogeny   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abiogeny   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    biometry    horsewhipping    unipolarity    momentariness    pre-existence   
     
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