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SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

\spɒntˈe͡ɪni͡əs d͡ʒˌɛnəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \spɒntˈe‍ɪni‍əs d‍ʒˌɛnəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \s_p_ɒ_n_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See Abiogenesis.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

See Abiogenesis.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

The alleged development of living organisms from lifeless matter; abiogenesis.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Syn. : abiogenesis, archebiosis. The formation of a living organism from inanimate matter, such organism having no parent. The theory has been held, but has never been proved to be true.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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