Autogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autogenesis \Au`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.)
     Spontaneous generation.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  autogenesis
       n : a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms
           are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogeny},
            {spontaneous generation}]