English dictionary · noun

biogenesis

The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.

Meaning and definitions

1. The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
2. Biosynthesis.

Connected roots

• bio-

  life

• gen-

  birth, origin, kind

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• genetic

  Relating to genetics or genes.

• oxygen

  The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.

• biology

  the study of living organisms

• hydrogen

  a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest chemical element

• biography

  an account of a person's life written by someone else

• genesis

  the origin or mode of formation of something

• nitrogen

  The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

• antibiotic

  a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

• estrogen

  Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

• genealogy

  a line of descent traced from an ancestor

• homogeneous

  of the same kind; uniform in composition

• pathogen

  An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

• biotech

  Biotechnology.

• heterogeneous

  diverse in character or content

• bionic

  Related to bionics.

• biosphere

  The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

• pathogenesis

  The origin and development of a disease.

• symbiosis

  interaction between two different organisms living in close association

• gonorrhea

  A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

• biotic

  Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.

• allergen

  A substance which causes an allergic reaction.

• phylogeny

  The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.

• biofilm

  A structured community of microorganisms, such as bacteria, that adhere to a surface and are embedded in a self-produced protective matrix of mucuslike extracellular material.

• biochem

  Biochemistry (science or industry).

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