abiogenist
English edit
Etymology edit
abiogenesis + -ist
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abiogenist (plural abiogenists)
- (biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. [Late 19th century.] [1]
References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abiogenist”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.