About The Word Abiogenesis
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Abiogenesis
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What's The Definition Of Abiogenesis?
[n] a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abiogenesis: autogenesis | autogeny | spontaneous generation Related Terms | Find terms related to Abiogenesis: See Also | organic phenomenon Abiogenesis In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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