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metaprotocell

metaprotocell noun: a proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.

Noun

metaprotocell (plural metaprotocells)

  1. A proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.

Forms of metaprotocell

pluralmetaprotocells

Origin of metaprotocell

From meta- + protocell.

Questions about metaprotocell

What does metaprotocell mean?
Metaprotocell means a proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.
What part of speech is metaprotocell?
Metaprotocell is a noun.
What is the plural of metaprotocell?
The plural of metaprotocell is metaprotocells.

Words near metaprotocell in the dictionary

  1. metaproteome
  2. metaproteomes
  3. metaproteomic
  4. metaproteomics
  5. metaproterenol
  6. metaprotocell
  7. metaprotocells
  8. metaprotocol
  9. metaprotocols
  10. metapsammite
  11. metapsychic

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