autogenesis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
autogenesis
    n 1: a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms
         are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis},
         {autogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Autogenesis \Au`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.)
   Spontaneous generation.
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