abiogenist

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

abiogenesis +‎ -ist

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˌeɪ.baiˈɑ.dʒɛ.nəst/

Noun [edit]

abiogenist (plural abiogenists)

  1. (biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. [Late 19th century.] [1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4: