The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Synonyms: abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny
spontaneous generation
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Mentioned in
- panspermatist
- abiogenesis (biology)
- How long did people believe in the theory of spontaneous generation? (history)
- Lazzaro Spallanzani (Italian naturalist)
- catur yoni
- heterogenesis
- propagation
- Francesco Redi (Italian naturalist, poet, linguist & physician)
- Jan Swammerdam (Scientist)
- Louis Pasteur
