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Meanings of abiogenesis in inglés

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голобиоз
portugués
origem da vida
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abiogenesis
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abiogènesi
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Natural process by which life arises from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds.

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abiogenesis
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abiogénese
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abiogènesi

A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter.

abiogénese
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Examples for "abiogeny"
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The origin of life is a flourishing, if speculative, subject for research.
The god delusion
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Wind or the spiral movements of air was another origin of life.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
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Have predators stalked the Earth since the origin of life itself?
BBC
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Natural History throws no light on the origin of life.
The Pleasures of Life
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This is the real question of the origin of life, or of spontaneous generation.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
Usage of abiogenesis in inglés
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So far the theory of abiogenesis may be taken as disproved.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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The result is that the evidence in favor of abiogenesis has utterly broken down, in every case which has been properly tested.
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century
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One important demonstration was his controversion of the theory of abiogenesis, or "spontaneous generation," as propounded by Needham and Buffon.
A History of Science — Volume 4
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It is just fifty years since Schwann and others proved that, even with respect to them, the supposed evidence of abiogenesis was untrustworthy.
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century
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Professor Huxley goes on to say that however this may be, abiogenesis (or spontaneous generation) is not respectable and will not do at all now.
Selections from Previous Works / With Remarks on Romanes' Mental...
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His Presidential Address on "Biogenesis and Abiogenesis" is reprinted in his collected Essays, VIII., page 229.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...