Fwd: abiogenesis: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

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From: Dictionary.com <doctor@dictionary.com>
Date: 2013/12/6
Subject: abiogenesis: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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	Word of the Day for Friday, December 6, 2013 abiogenesis \ey-bahy-oh-JEN-uh-sis, ab-ee-oh-\, noun: Biology. the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation. "Aristotle would have loved that." Nancy was standing behind him. "Why Aristotle?" she asked. "He believed in abiogenesis, the idea that living creatures can arise from nonliving matter." -- Tom Clancy, Games of State, 1996 Oberth, who accurately predicted rocket development on earth, suspects that the prerequisites for abiogenesis exist on other planets in the solar system. -- Erich von Daniken, translated by Michael Heron, Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past, 1968 Coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870, abiogenesis comes from the Latin words meaning "birth" and "origin." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help Words of the Day? How about words of timeless wisdom? Introducing our Quotes channel! "Life itself is a quotation." - Jorge Luis Borges Check out the Quote of the Day ›› Word Watch 2013: Lean In As flashy and fun as the terms selfie and binge-watch are, it's important to keep in mind another, more business-casual buzzword of 2013: lean in. This term existed before Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg started using lean in to encourage women to embrace challenge and risk in the workplace. Traditionally lean in has been used in the context... Read more ›› Dictionary.com Word of the Day You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: hectorpinillos@gmail.com Subscriber since: June 03, 2013 Unsubscribe from the Word of the Day To subscribe to the Word of the Day by email, please send a blank message to: join-wordoftheday@lists.lexico.com ©2013 by Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Subscriptions to the Word of the Day can also be managed online   Tell a friend about the Word of the Day!

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