| Gruzovik, biol. |
panspermic theory (= панспермия; the hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by meteoroids, asteroids, comets, planetoids, and also by spacecraft in the form of unintended contamination by microorganisms); panspermia (= панспермия; the theory that microorganisms or biochemical compounds from outer space are responsible for originating life on Earth and possibly in other parts of the universe where suitable environmental conditions exist); panspermy (= панспермия; 1. the doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc, may develop; 2. the doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; the opposite of spontaneous generation) |
