Definition of biogenesis Biogenesis

bi•o•gen•e•sis

We found 7 definitions of biogenesis from 5 different sources.

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What does biogenesis mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: biogenesises

biogenesis - the production of living organisms from other living organisms
  biogeny
  multiplication, propagation, generation an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
biogenesis - production of a chemical compound by a living organism
  biosynthesis
  synthesis the combination of ideas into a complex whole
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  • biogenesis (n.)
    Alt. of Biogeny

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  • biogenesis
    The theory that living organisms can arise only from other living organisms and non from nonliving matter. (source: UNESCO)

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