"panspermy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From pan- + -spermy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pan|spermy}} pan- + -spermy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} panspermy (uncountable)
  1. (biology) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria may develop. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-panspermy-en-noun-F8adXqst Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-panspermy-en-noun-JkUxsxCC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pan-, English terms suffixed with -spermy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pan-: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -spermy: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: panspermic, panspermia, panspermial, panspermically Related terms: monospermy, oligospermy
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