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abiogenesis

One entry found for abiogenesis.
Main Entry: abio·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: secondarystressamacr-secondarystressbimacr-omacr-primarystressjen-schwa-sschwas
Function: noun
: the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter -- called also spontaneous generation -- compare BIOGENESIS
- abi·og·e·nist /secondarystressamacr-(secondarystress)bimacr-primarystressäj-schwa-nschwast/ or abio·gen·e·sist /-secondarystressbimacr-omacr-primarystressjen-schwa-sschwast/ noun