abiogenousadj.
/ˌeɪbʌɪˈɒdʒᵻnəs/, /ˌeɪbʌɪˈɒdʒn̩əs/, U.S. /ˌeɪˌbaɪˈɑdʒənəs/ Biology and Geology. rare.
= abiogenic adj.
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1879 Notes & Queries 25 Oct. 329/2 Will readers of ‘N. & Q.’ supply for the new English Dictionary of the Philological Society..quotations..for any of the following words?—Abacist,..abiogenous.]
1884 N.E.D. Abiogenous.
1977 Origins of Life 8 225 The formation of the organic compounds is associated with volcanic processes—with abiogenous synthesis taking place in ash–gas clouds and, possibly, in the entrails of the Earth.
2000 C. L. Van Dover Ecol. Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents xiii. 402 The presence of abiogenous glycine in Red Sea hydrothermal pools..argues for the organic synthetic competence of mild hydrothermal environments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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