prebiologicaladj.
/ˌpriːbʌɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈpribaɪəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Existing or occurring before the appearance of life; relating to or designating processes preceding the emergence of life.
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1905 School Rev. 13 584 The pre-biological type of thought..separates the individual from the race, and the human race from lower orders of life.
1946 Science 27 Dec. 612/2 I would like to see some briliant young student write a thesis on what was chemically available in prebiological time.
1971 I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth ix. 123 Concentration of these compounds by geological processes established reservoirs of prebiological food.
1994 Sci. Amer. Oct. 75/1 One of the most fascinating and instructive worlds illustrating prebiological organic chemistry is Saturn's giant moon, Titan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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