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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bi•o•gen•e•sis (ā′bī ō jen′ə sis, ab′ē ō-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- Biologythe now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation.
- coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870 a-6 + biogenesis
a•bi•o•ge•net•ic (ā′bī ō jə net′ik, ab′ē ō-),USA pronunciation a′bi•o•ge•net′i•cal, adj. a′bi•o•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. a•bi•og•e•nist (ā′bī oj′ə nist, ab′ē-),USA pronunciation n. |