biogenesis
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organismsThe principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
Biogenese
the production of living organisms from other living organisms
(uncountable, usually)Biosynthesis.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“tFrom Ancient Greek 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”)). The words biogenesis and abiogenesis were both coined by English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) in 1870 (see the quotation).
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Forms
plural: biogeneses| Singular | biogenesis |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the production of living organisms from other living organisms:biogeny
- production of a chemical compound by a living organism:biosynthesis
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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