abiogenesis
/,eibaiou'dʤenisis/ Cách viết khác : (abiogeny) /,eibai'ɔdʤini/
Definition
- Noun:
- A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter: The theory that life can arise spontaneously from inanimate substances, without descent from pre-existing life.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The ancient theory of abiogenesis proposed that maggots could spontaneously generate from rotting meat.
- Modern scientific research into the origins of life explores concepts related to abiogenesis.
Advanced Usage
- "Theory of abiogenesis": The formal scientific hypothesis concerning the initial emergence of life from non-living chemical compounds.
- The study focuses on testing the theory of abiogenesis in a laboratory setting.
Variants and Related Words
Abiogeny (n): An older, synonymous term for abiogenesis.
- Early writings on abiogeny have been largely superseded by modern biology.
Biogenesis (n): The opposite principle, stating that living matter arises only from pre-existing living matter.
- The principle of biogenesis is a fundamental tenet of contemporary biology.
Synonyms
- Spontaneous generation: The historical term for the now-discredited belief in the spontaneous origination of life from non-life.
- Autogenesis: A less common synonym for self-origination, sometimes used in similar contexts.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Primordial soup: A concept in origin-of-life studies related to abiogenesis, describing the mixture of organic compounds in early Earth's oceans.
- Scientists hypothesize that life began in a primordial soup through a process of abiogenesis.
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a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
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