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panspermia

[ pan-spur-mee-uh ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.

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Other Words From

  • pan·spermic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of panspermia1

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek panspermía mixture of all seeds. See pan-, -sperm, -ia

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