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paleomicrobiology

paleomicrobiology noun: the microbiological study of prehistoric material.

Noun

paleomicrobiology (uncountable)

  1. The microbiological study of prehistoric material

Origin of paleomicrobiology

From paleo- + microbiology.

Words formed from paleomicrobiology

Questions about paleomicrobiology

What does paleomicrobiology mean?
Paleomicrobiology means the microbiological study of prehistoric material.
What part of speech is paleomicrobiology?
Paleomicrobiology is a noun.

Words near paleomicrobiology in the dictionary

  1. paleometeorological
  2. paleometeorology
  3. paleomicrobiological
  4. paleomicrobiologist
  5. paleomicrobiologists
  6. paleomicrobiology
  7. paleomicrobiomic
  8. paleomicrobiomics
  9. paleomicrocontinent
  10. paleomicrocontinents
  11. paleomobility

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