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lithopanspermia

lithopanspermia noun: the transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.

Noun

lithopanspermia (uncountable)

  1. The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.
    • This experimental evidence supports the possibility of interplanetary transport of lifeforms and makes the lithopanspermia hypothesis more realistic.2015 July 8, “Spore-Forming Thermophilic Bacterium within Artificial Meteorite Survives Entry into the Earth's Atmosphere on FOTON-M4 Satellite Landing Module”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lithopanspermia

From litho- + panspermia.

Words formed from lithopanspermia

Questions about lithopanspermia

What does lithopanspermia mean?
Lithopanspermia means the transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.
What part of speech is lithopanspermia?
Lithopanspermia is a noun.

Words near lithopanspermia in the dictionary

  1. lithontriptists
  2. lithontriptor
  3. lithontriptors
  4. lithopaedia
  5. lithopaedion
  6. lithopanspermia
  7. lithopanspermic
  8. lithopedia
  9. lithopedian
  10. lithopedion
  11. lithopedions

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