n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ā - ˌ b ī - ō - ' je-n ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from 2 a- + bio- + Latin genesis
Date: 1870
: the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter
– abi · og · e · nist \ ˌ ā -( ˌ )b ī - ' ä-j ə -nist \ noun