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primeval soup

primeval soup noun: the supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life.

Noun

primeval soup (usually uncountable, plural primeval soups)

  1. (usually, evolutionary theory) The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life.

Forms of primeval soup

pluralprimeval soups

Questions about primeval soup

What does primeval soup mean?
Primeval soup means the supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating structures and, eventually, to life.
What part of speech is primeval soup?
Primeval soup is a noun.
What is the plural of primeval soup?
The plural of primeval soup is primeval soups.

Words near primeval soup in the dictionary

  1. primeur
  2. primeurs
  3. primeval
  4. primeval forest
  5. primeval forests
  6. primeval soup
  7. primeval soups
  8. primevality
  9. primevally
  10. primevalness
  11. primeverase

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