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abiogenesis: Meaning and Definition of
a•bi•o•gen•e•sis
Pronunciation: (ā"bī-ō-jen'u-sis, ab"ē-ō-), [key] — n. Biol.
- the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation.
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