abiogenicallyadv.
/ˌeɪbʌɪəʊˈdʒɛnᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌeɪˌbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnək(ə)li/ Biology and Geology.
By means of abiogenesis; in an abiogenic manner; abiotically.
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1874 Proc. Royal Soc. 1873–4 22 291 Either germs preexisting in them have survived the heat, or the organisms have arisen in them abiogenically.
1957 A. Synge tr. A. I. Oparin Origin Life on Earth (ed. 3) v. 153 A mixture of porphyrins can also be achieved abiogenically at high temperatures and acidities.
1971 Nature 10 Sept. 136/2 When life started, the principal mode of metabolism is thought to have been anaerobic fermentation of organic compounds which had formed abiogenically in the primaeval environment.
1997 Internat. Geol. Rev. 39 938 Results suggest that methane has not formed by bacteriogenic processes or by thermal decomposition of organic matter, but rather abiogenically through the high-temperature reaction between H2 and CO2.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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