panspermatism

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pan⋅sper⋅mi⋅a

[pan-spur-mee-uh]

–noun Biology.

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

Also, pan⋅sper⋅ma⋅tism [pan-spur-muh-tiz-uh

, pan⋅sper⋅my [pan-spur-mee]

Origin:
1835–45; < NL < Gk panspermía mixture of all seeds. See pan-, -sperm, -ia

Related forms:

pan⋅sper⋅mic, adjective

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Main Entry: pan·sper·mia
Pronunciation: "pan-'sp&r-mE-&
Function: noun
: a theory propounded in the 19th century in opposition to thetheory of spontaneous generation and holding that reproductive bodies of living organisms exist throughout the universe and develop wherever the environment is favorable

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