biogenesis.

The origin or production of living organisms from preexisting life.

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Words that belong together

• the principle of biogenesis
• biological biogenesis

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The lesson contrasted biogenesis with the proposed origin of the first life.

Their evidence supported biogenesis within the observed culture.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.