abiogenesis noun. [,eɪbʌɪǝ'dʒɛnɪsɪs] L19.
[from Greek abios, from a- A-¹⁰ + bios life + -GENESIS.]
The production of organic matter or compounds, other than by the agency of living organisms; esp. the supposed spontaneous generation of living organisms.

■ abi'ogenist noun a believer in the spontaneous generation of living organisms L19.

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