Definition
abiogenically
adverb
- in a manner relating to or produced by abiogenesis; by means of the origin of life from non-living matter
Usage: scientific/technical; used primarily in biology and chemistry contexts
Examples
- Scientists theorize that the first organic molecules may have formed abiogenically in Earth's early atmosphere.
- The experiment demonstrated how amino acids could be synthesized abiogenically under prebiotic conditions.
- Abiogenically produced compounds were detected in meteorite samples.
- Early life likely arose abiogenically from simple chemical reactions in primordial oceans.