Definition of Abiogenesis
Ab`i`o`gen´e`sis
n.
1.
(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.
Related Words
autogenesis
,
autogeny
,
organic
phenomenon
,
spontaneous
generation
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