| ABIOGENESES | • abiogeneses n. Plural of abiogenesis. • ABIOGENESIS n. the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ABIOGENESIS | • abiogenesis n. (Evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does… • ABIOGENESIS n. the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ABIOGENETIC | • abiogenetic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis. • ABIOGENETIC adj. relating to abiogenesis, the origination of life by nonliving matter, also ABIOGENIC. |
| ABIOGENISTS | • abiogenists n. Plural of abiogenist. • ABIOGENIST n. a believer in abiogenesis, the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ABIOLOGICAL | • abiological adj. (Biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms. • ABIOLOGICAL adj. not involving living organisms. |
| ABIOTICALLY | • abiotically adv. In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life. • ABIOTIC adv. devoid of or inimical to life. |
| ABIOTROPHIC | • abiotrophic adj. (Medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ… • ABIOTROPHIC adj. relating to abiotrophy, bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| GABIONNADES | • gabionnades n. Plural of gabionnade. • GABIONNADE n. a traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire, also GABIONADE. |
| LABIODENTAL | • labiodental adj. (Phonetics) articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth. • labiodental n. (Phonetics) A speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth. • LABIODENTAL adj. pertaining to or pronounced with lips and teeth. |
| LABIONASALS | • LABIONASAL n. a sound produced with nose and closed lips. |
| LABIOVELARS | • labiovelars n. Plural of labiovelar. • labio-velars n. Plural of labio-velar. • LABIOVELAR n. a labiovelar sound. |