abiogenesis 的定义
Biology.
- the theory that the earliest life forms on earth developed from nonliving matter.Compare biogenesis.
- Also called spon·ta·ne·ous gen·er·a·tion [spon-tey-nee-uhs jen-uh-rey-shuhn] /spɒnˈteɪ ni əs ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/ . the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter.
更多abiogenesis例句
- Abiogenesis, ab-i-o-jen′es-is, n. the origination of living by not-living matter, spontaneous generation.
- I entirely agree with his assertion that “to reject abiogenesis is to admit a miracle.”
- The belief in abiogenesis or spontaneous generation, as now taking place, has completely disappeared from biological teaching.
- This belief led to the theory of abiogenesis so-called—a term signifying the production of life without life to begin with.