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Noun: spontaneous generation
  1. A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
    - abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny

Derived forms: spontaneous generations

Type of: organic phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Spontaneous generation

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