primeval soup
The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of…The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life.
Forms
plural: primeval soups| Singular | primeval soup |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabiogenesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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