ABIOGENESIST
\ˌabɪə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪsˌɪst], \ˌabɪəʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪst], \ˌa_b_ɪ__əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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A believer in abiogenesis, a theory based on spontaneous generation as opposed to sexual generation; or, more explicitly, the production of life or living beings under certain physical conditions without the intervention of antecedent living forms. Also ABIOGENIST. ABIOGENY, same as ABIOGENESIS. ABIOGENETIC, adj. of, pertaining to, or produced by, abiogenesis.
By Daniel Lyons
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