biogenesis (ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| Compare abiogenesis the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself | |
| bioge'netic | |
| —adj | |
| bioge'netical | |
| —adj | |
| biogenous | |
| —adj | |
| bioge'netically | |
| —adv | |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
biogenesis bi·o·gen·e·sis (bī'ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The principle that life originates from preexisting life and not from nonliving material.
See biosynthesis.
| biogenesis (bī'ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Generation of living organisms from other living organisms. |