spontaneous generation

English

Noun

spontaneous generation (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneous generations)

1. (evolutionary theory, historical) The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters.

   Synonym: autogenesis

Derived terms

• spontaneous generationist

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: generació espontània f
• Finnish: spontaani sikiäminen
• French: génération spontanée (fr) f
• Galician: xeración espontánea (gl) f
• Polish: abiogeneza (pl) f, samorództwo n, archigonia f
• Romanian: generare spontană f
• Spanish: generación espontánea f
• Swedish: uralstring c
• Tagalog: kusang pagkalikha, singaw-buhay

See also

• abiogenesis