autogeny

• Nom désignant un phénomène organique hypothétique par lequel des organismes vivants naissent de la matière inerte.

A noun referring to a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter.

indénombrable

1. Spontaneous generationC2formalscientific

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

   génération spontanée

   • The theory of autogeny was once widely accepted before Pasteur's experiments.
   • Autogeny suggests that life can arise spontaneously from inanimate materials.
   • Modern biology has thoroughly disproven the concept of autogeny.

   Synonymesabiogenesisautogenesisspontaneous generation