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abiogenesis (n.)

"spontaneous generation" (of life, without parent organisms), 1870, coined in Modern Latin by T.H. Huxley, from a- (3) + biogenesis.

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Definitions of abiogenesis from WordNet

abiogenesis (n.)
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter;
Synonyms: autogenesis / autogeny / spontaneous generation
From wordnet.princeton.edu