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abiogenetically
Phoneticsabio·genet·i·cal·ly
Definition
adv. in a way that creates life from non-living matter. Scientists use this to describe the process of how the first living cells might have formed.
adv. relating to the spontaneous generation of life from non-living matter. Often used in scientific contexts to describe the chemical processes that led to the origin of life.
Examples
“Scientists study how life might have formed abiogenetically.”
“The theory suggests that complex organic molecules could have formed abiogenetically in the early Earth's atmosphere.”
“While the exact mechanism remains a subject of debate, many researchers believe that certain chemical reactions could have occurred abiogenetically in the primordial soup of the planet's oceans.”
Examples
simple
“Scientists study how life might have formed abiogenetically.”
contextual
“The theory suggests that complex organic molecules could have formed abiogenetically in the early Earth's atmosphere.”
complex
“While the exact mechanism remains a subject of debate, many researchers believe that certain chemical reactions could have occurred abiogenetically in the primordial soup of the planet's oceans.”
Etymology
From abiogenetical + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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