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abiogenic

American  
[ey-bahy-oh-jen-ik, ab-ee-oh-] / ˌeɪ baɪ oʊˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌæb i oʊ- /

adjective

Biology.
  1. not resulting from the activity of living organisms.


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Etymology

Origin of abiogenic

First recorded in 1910–15; a- 6 + biogenic

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Isolated D and L amino acids have both been discovered in space and are thought to be produced by abiogenic processes.

From Scientific American Jul. 25, 2012

Discovering a small peptide floating in space or on a meteorite with a rather creative repetitive pattern of and amino acids would make an abiogenic origin unlikely.

From Scientific American Jul. 25, 2012

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