"primeval soup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: primeval soups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} primeval soup (usually uncountable, plural primeval soups)
  1. The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: abiogenesis Translations (mixture of organic compounds which gave rise to life): alkuliemi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-primeval_soup-en-noun-TSXIH2Hu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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