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abiogenetical

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a⋅bi⋅o⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [ey-bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis, ab-ee-oh-]
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–noun Biology.
the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation.
Origin:
a- 6 + biogenesis; coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870

Related forms:
a⋅bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [ey-bahy-oh-juh-net-ik, ab-ee-oh-] , a⋅bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal, adjective
a⋅bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
a⋅bi⋅og⋅e⋅nist  [ey-bahy-oj-uh-nist, ab-ee-] , noun
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a·bi·o·gen·e·sis   (ā'bī-ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: abio·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "A-"bI-O-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
: the supposed spontaneous origination of livingorganisms directly from lifeless matter called also spontaneous generation; —compare BIOGENESIS —abi·og·e·nist /"A-(")bI-'äj-&-n&st/ or abio·gen·e·sist /-"bI-O-'jen-&-s&st/ noun
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Science Dictionary
abiogenesis   (ā'bī-ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
See spontaneous generation.
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