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Abiogenist

Abˊi-og′e-nist

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Noun.
(Biol.)
One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent.
Huxley.

Definition 2024


abiogenist

abiogenist

English

Noun

abiogenist (plural abiogenists)

  1. (biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. [Late 19th century.] [1]

References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4