primordial soup
noun
: a mixture of organic molecules in evolutionary theory from which life on earth originated
Examples of primordial soup in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At a much earlier time, 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the roiling primordial soup of protons, electrons, and photons cooled enough for the particles to team up and form neutral hydrogen atoms.
—
Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
Or did her mutating account of events generate itself from a primordial soup of liquor, panic, guilt, and conjecture?
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Hard Science What the famous Miller-Urey experiment got wrong
The Miller-Urey experiment showed that the building blocks of life could form in the primordial soup.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
That blend of geography and history explains the primordial soup that gave birth to Peruvian cuisine.
—Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for primordial soup 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
Or did her mutating account of events generate itself from a primordial soup of liquor, panic, guilt, and conjecture?
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Hard Science What the famous Miller-Urey experiment got wrong
The Miller-Urey experiment showed that the building blocks of life could form in the primordial soup.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
That blend of geography and history explains the primordial soup that gave birth to Peruvian cuisine.
—Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for primordial soup
Dictionary Entries Near primordial soup
Cite this Entry
“Primordial soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primordial%20soup. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share