"heterogenesis" meaning in English

See heterogenesis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: heterogeneses [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + -genesis. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-genesis}} hetero- + -genesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|heterogeneses}} heterogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural heterogeneses)
  1. (biology) Abnormal organic development. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heterogenesis-en-noun-n9ukE20G Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) Abiogenesis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heterogenesis-en-noun-Xwj567mE Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (prescientifically) Spontaneous generation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heterogenesis-en-noun-uRtWVT~w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -genesis Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 64 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 14 59 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 15 18 44 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genesis: 10 13 63 15
  4. (biology) The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: metagenesis, alternation of generations
    Sense id: en-heterogenesis-en-noun-wYwMSWrd Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heterogenetic Related terms: monogenesis, orthogenesis, parthenogenesis

Inflected forms

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