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heterogenist

heterogenist noun: one who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis.

Noun

heterogenist (plural heterogenists)

  1. One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis.
    • M. Pouchet did not believe in what we term Archebiosis , ' and he quite legitimately called himself a heterogenist1872, Henry Charlton Bastian, The Beginnings of Life […]

Forms of heterogenist

pluralheterogenists

Questions about heterogenist

What does heterogenist mean?
Heterogenist means one who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis.
What part of speech is heterogenist?
Heterogenist is a noun.
What is the plural of heterogenist?
The plural of heterogenist is heterogenists.

Words near heterogenist in the dictionary

  1. heterogenisations
  2. heterogenise
  3. heterogenised
  4. heterogenises
  5. heterogenising
  6. heterogenist
  7. heterogenists
  8. heterogenital
  9. heterogenitality
  10. heterogenitally
  11. heterogenite

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