abiogenesis Synonyms & Antonyms
/ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
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Abiogenesis as a Noun
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The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
Word Forms & Grammar
abiogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural abiogeneses)
Origin of Abiogenesis
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not-”, the alpha privative) + βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source; manner of birth; creation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth; production”)); equivalent to abio- + genesis. The words biogenesis and abiogenesis were both coined by English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) in 1870 (see the quotation).[1]
Abiogenesis in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ |
| Meaning | The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of… |
| Plural | abiogeneses |