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AUTOGENESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autogenesis mean?
• AUTOGENESIS (noun)
The noun AUTOGENESIS has 1 sense:
1. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Familiarity information: AUTOGENESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
abiogenesis; autogenesis; autogeny; spontaneous generation
Hypernyms ("autogenesis" is a kind of...):
organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
Derivation:
autogenetic (of or relating to autogenesis)
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