abiogenist

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English

Etymology

From abiogenesis +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.baiˈɑ.d͡ʒɛ.nəst/
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Noun

abiogenist (plural abiogenists)

  1. (biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. [1]

References

  1. ^ 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.