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AUTOGENY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autogeny mean? 

AUTOGENY (noun)
  The noun AUTOGENY has 1 sense:

1. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matterplay

  Familiarity information: AUTOGENY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUTOGENY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

abiogenesis; autogenesis; autogeny; spontaneous generation

Hypernyms ("autogeny" is a kind of...):

organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)


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