Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-ge-n-e-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.

Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto
Suffix: genesis

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

spontaneous generation abiogenesis autogeny

Questions

What does autogenesis mean?: The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
Where does autogenesis come from?: From auto- + -genesis.

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