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ABIOGENIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

A theory of petroleum formation in which petroleum is thought to have formed from hydrocarbons trapped inside the earth while the planet was forming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Théorie portant sur la formation du pétrole et selon laquelle le pétrole serait formé à partir d’hydrocarbures piégés à l’intérieur de la Terre alors que celle-ci était en formation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Origin of Life and Speciation
DEF

Of or relating to abiogenesis; originating by abiogenesis.

OBS

abiogenesis: The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter.

Key term(s)
  • abiogenous

French

Domaine(s)
  • Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
DEF

Qualifie un être vivant formé spontanément à partir de matière non vivante

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Origen de la vida y de las especies en general
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