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a·bi·o·gen·e·sis 
[ey-bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis, ab-ee-oh-] Pronunciation Key
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[ey-bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis, ab-ee-oh-] Pronunciation Key –noun Biology.
| the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation. |
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a·bi·o·ge·net·ic
[ey-bahy-oh-juh-net-ik, ab-ee-oh-] Pronunciation Key, a·bi·o·ge·net·i·cal, adjective
[ey-bahy-oh-juh-net-ik, ab-ee-oh-] Pronunciation Key, a·bi·o·ge·net·i·cal, adjective a·bi·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| a·bi·o·gen·e·sis
(ā'bī-ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation. a'bi·o·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk), a'bi·o·ge·net'i·cal adj., a'bi·o·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv., a'bi·og'e·nist (-ŏj'ə-nĭst) n. |
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| abiogenesis | |
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| a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter |
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| abiogenesis
(ā'bī-ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
See spontaneous generation. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Abiogenesis
Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? life + ?, origin, birth.] (Biol.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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