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The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop.

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  1. n. The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop.
  2. n. The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of spontaneous generation.
  3. (a) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. (b) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of Ant: spontaneous generation.
  4. n. The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. n. The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of spontaneous generation.