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单词 abiogenesis
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abiogenesis

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a·bi·o·gen·e·sis

A0015900 (ā′bī-ō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n. The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation.
a′bi·o·ge·net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk), a′bi·o·ge·net′i·cal adj.a′bi·o·ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.a′bi·og′e·nist (-ŏj′ə-nĭst) n.

abiogenesis

(ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) n1. (Biology) Also called: autogenesis the hypothetical process by which living organisms first arose on earth from nonliving matter2. (Biology) another name for spontaneous generation Compare biogenesis[C19: New Latin, from a-1 + bio- + genesis] ˌabiogeˈnetic adj ˌabiogeˈnetically adv abiogenist n

a•bi•o•gen•e•sis

(ˌeɪ baɪ oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌæb i oʊ-)

n. the production of living organisms by nonliving matter; spontaneous generation: a former belief. (a-6 + biogenesis; coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870] a`bi•o•ge•net′ic (-dʒəˈnɛt ɪk) a`bi•o•ge•net′i•cal, adj. a`bi•o•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. a`bi•og′e•nist (-ˈɒdʒ ə nɪst) n.

abiogenesis

Biology. the production of living organisms from inanimate matter. Also called spontaneous generation. — abiogenetic, adj.See also: Life
generation of living organisms from inanimate matter. Also called spontaneous generation.See also: Heredity
the process of generation of living organisms from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation. — abiogenetic, adj.abiogenetically, adv.See also: Biology
Thesaurus
Noun1.abiogenesis - a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matterabiogenesis - a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matterautogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generationorganic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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Abiogenesis

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abiogenesis

[¦ā‚bī·ō′jen·ə·sis] (biology) The obsolete concept that plant and animal life arise from nonliving organic matter. Also known as autogenesis; spontaneous generation.

Abiogenesis

 

the theory of the origin of living organisms from inorganic substance. Until the middle of the 19th century, abiogenesis was understood as spontaneous generation, that is, the sudden origin of complex living organisms from nonliving matter. Thus, as late as the 17th century, people believed in the spontaneous generation of worms, fish, frogs, and even mice from dew, slime, and mud. However, the Italian scientist F. Redi showed in 1668 that maggots develop in putrid meat only from the eggs laid by flies. In the 18th century the Italian scientist L. Spallanzani demonstrated that microorganisms do not develop in thoroughly boiled broth. This was definitely proved in 1861 by the French scientist L. Pasteur, whose experiments, however, did not disprove the theory that abiogenesis could have taken place in earlier geological periods. F. Engels criticized biogenesis, that is, the theory of eternal life. He believed that life is a particular form of the movement of matter, arising at definite stages of its development.

At present, most scientists believe that the origin of life is a lengthy process that took place on earth in distant geological periods, when conditions (the temperature; the chemical composition of the gas, liquid, and solid layers of the earth; and radiation) were vastly different from those of today. One of the best-known theories of abiogenesis was developed by the Soviet scientist A. I. Oparin.

L. IA. BLIAKHER

abiogenesis

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abiogenesis

(ā′bī-ō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n. The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. Also called autogenesis, spontaneous generation.
a′bi·o·ge·net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk), a′bi·o·ge·net′i·cal adj.a′bi·o·ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.a′bi·og′e·nist (-ŏj′ə-nĭst) n.

abiogenesis

(1) Spontaneous generation. 
(2) The theory of spontaneous generation.

a·bi·o·gen·e·sis

(ā'bī-ō-jen'ĕ-sis) Spontaneous origination of a living organisms directly from lifeless matter.
See also: spontaneous generation
[G. a-, without, + bios, life, + genesis, formation]

abiogenesis

The theory of ‘spontaneous generation’-the long-discarded notion that living organisms can be formed from non-living matter. Louis Pasteur's work (see PASTEURIZATION) did much to overthrow this idea which was based largely on the observation that maggots often appeared on rotting meat.

abiogenesis

see SPONTANEOUS GENERATION.

abiogenesis

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  • noun

Synonyms for abiogenesis

noun a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter

Synonyms

  • autogenesis
  • autogeny
  • spontaneous generation

Related Words

  • organic phenomenon
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