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neocatastrophism

neocatastrophism noun: the hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.

Noun

neocatastrophism (uncountable)

  1. The hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.

Origin of neocatastrophism

From neo- + catastrophism.

Questions about neocatastrophism

What does neocatastrophism mean?
Neocatastrophism means the hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.
What part of speech is neocatastrophism?
Neocatastrophism is a noun.

Words near neocatastrophism in the dictionary

  1. neocarzinostatins
  2. neocasomorphin
  3. neocasomorphins
  4. neocassette
  5. neocassettes
  6. neocatastrophism
  7. neocatastrophist
  8. neocatastrophists
  9. Neocatechumenal
  10. neocembrene
  11. Neocene

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