panspermia

noun

Meaning

The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission.

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Related words

directed panspermia(English)necropanspermia(English)panspermy(English)lithopanspermia(English)panspermism(English)panspermatism(English)exogenesis(English)space biology(English)hoyle(English)biotic(English)microbial(English)interstellar(English)

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