spontaneous generation
spontaneous generation · spontaneous generations
Urzeugung
The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from…The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.
Urzeugung
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Translations
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Forms
plural: spontaneous generations| Singular | spontaneous generation |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter:abiogenesisautogenesisautogeny
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedabiogenesis
Derivedspontaneous generationist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable