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English
Etymology
a- + biogenic
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.baɪ.oʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/, /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/
Adjective
abiogenic (not comparable)
- Not produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes.
Usage notes
- This term is intended to include materials derived from petroleum, coal, or sediments such as limestone. Although these materials derive from biological sources and have biochemical content, the chemical processes that produce these materials from dead organisms are purely physical. The role of man, also a living organism, is not counted, since the chemical processes used by man are external chemical reactions and not internal biochemical reactions.
Derived terms
Translations
not produced or derived by means of living organisms
References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abiogenic”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.