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Paleoproterozoic

Paleoproterozoic proper noun: the era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.

Proper noun

Paleoproterozoic

  1. The era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.

Adjective

Paleoproterozoic (not comparable)

  1. Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago.

Paleoproterozoic meaning in Tamil

Paleoproterozoic in Tamil

தொல்லுயிர்முன்

Origin of Paleoproterozoic

From paleo- + Proterozoic.

Questions about Paleoproterozoic

What does Paleoproterozoic mean?
Paleoproterozoic means the era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.
What is Paleoproterozoic in Tamil?
Paleoproterozoic in Tamil is தொல்லுயிர்முன். See Paleoproterozoic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Paleoproterozoic?
Paleoproterozoic can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Paleoproterozoic in the dictionary

  1. paleoproductivity
  2. paleoproteome
  3. paleoproteomes
  4. paleoproteomic
  5. paleoproteomics
  6. Paleoproterozoic
  7. paleoproxies
  8. paleoproxy
  9. paleopsychological
  10. paleopsychology
  11. paleopulmo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Paleoproterozoic (page history and authors); Paleoproterozoic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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