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nanobe

nanobe noun: nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.

Noun

nanobe (plural nanobes)

  1. (geochemistry, microscopy) Nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.
  2. (geochemistry, microscopy) A nanoscopic self-replicating structure.
  3. (geochemistry, microscopy) Petrified nanoscopic structure, fossil or pseudofossil.

Forms of nanobe

pluralnanobes

Origin of nanobe

Blend of nano- + microbe; by surface analysis, nano- + -obe. From being nanoscale particles similar to microbes.

Questions about nanobe

What does nanobe mean?
Nanobe means nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.
What part of speech is nanobe?
Nanobe is a noun.
What is the plural of nanobe?
The plural of nanobe is nanobes.

Words near nanobe in the dictionary

  1. nanobarrier
  2. nanobarriers
  3. nanobars
  4. nanobatteries
  5. nanobattery
  6. nanobe
  7. nanobead
  8. nanobeads
  9. nanobeam
  10. nanobeams
  11. nanobee

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