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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BIOGENESIS; BIOGENY

Bi `o *gen "e *sis, Bi *og "e *ny, n. Etym: [Gr. life +,, birth. ] (Biol.)(a ) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b ) Life development generally.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

biogenesis

bi o gen e sis |ˌbīōˈjenəsis ˌbaɪoʊˈʤɛnəsəs | noun the synthesis of substances by living organisms. historical the hypothesis that living matter arises only from other living matter. DERIVATIVES bi o ge net ic |-jəˈnetik |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

biogenesis

biogenesis |ˌbʌɪə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs | noun [ mass noun ] the synthesis of substances by living organisms. historical the hypothesis that living matter arises only from other living matter. DERIVATIVES biogenetic |-dʒɪˈnɛtɪk |adjective

 

Spanish Dictionary

biogénesis

biogénesis nombre femenino Teoría, o conjunto de teorías, sobre el origen de los seres vivos .