neobiogenesis

ne·o·bi·o·gen·e·sis

(nē'ō-bī'ō-jen'ĕ-sis),

The theory that life can originate from nonliving matter.

[neo- + G. bios, life, + genesis, origin]

neobiogenesis

A permutation of the scientifically naïve theory of spontaneous generation, which held that lifeforms arose directly from non-living matter.