autogeny

• Substantivo que designa o fenômeno hipotético de organismos vivos surgirem a partir de matéria não viva; também pode se referir à origem espontânea ou à geração espontânea.

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

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1. Spontaneous generationC2formalscientific

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

   Abiogênese

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabiogenesisautogenesisspontaneous generation