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  • noun Origin from without: said of a disease arising from external causes.

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  • A related but separate theory called "exogenesis" posits that life began somewhere other than Earth and was delivered here.

    doggdot.us 2008

  • A related but separate theory called "exogenesis" posits that life began somewhere other than Earth and was delivered here.

    doggdot.us 2008

  • A related but separate theory called "exogenesis" posits that life began somewhere other than Earth and was delivered here.

    doggdot.us 2008

  • I might have written more, if I'd not had to spend so much time reading and researching and answering questions about astrochemistry, spectroscopy, exogenesis, organic chemistry, and South Korean history.

    "Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau?"* greygirlbeast 2009

  • Probably, the huntsman thought, gestation had been uterine, to save the cost of exogenesis.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • Probably, the huntsman thought, gestation had been uterine, to save the cost of exogenesis.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • We never made provision for exogenesis, in case something clobbered us.

    Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

  • Chanthavar had explained that they were his personal slaves and the result of chromosome duplication in an exogenesis tank.

    The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955

  • Definitely adding to the ideas for an exogenesis-related explanation for life on Earth.

    Disinformation Ralph Bernardo 2010

  • This is said to symbolize panspermia, exogenesis symphonies, and the "space shuttle earth" concept.

    All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com 2010

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