autogenesis
IPA: ˈɔtoʊdʒˈɛnʌsʌs
noun
- (biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
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Examples of "autogenesis" in Sentences
- Page 312, Volume 4 und Stoff (1855) cited the autogenesis of life as evidence that the inherent energies of matter had alone brought all things into existence.
- In this primal scene of autogenesis "each single particular nature commences with the rotation about its own axis and hence, manifestly, in a state of inner revulsion" or "anxiety."
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