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Abiogenesis

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; - called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abiogenesis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abiogenesis.html. 1828.