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protobiology

protobiology noun: the early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.

Noun

protobiology (uncountable)

  1. The early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.
  2. The study of very small biological structures, such as ultraviruses and bacteriophages

protobiology meaning in Tamil

protobiology in Tamil

மீ நுண்ணுறுப்பாய்வியல்

Origin of protobiology

From proto- + biology.

Questions about protobiology

What does protobiology mean?
Protobiology means the early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.
What is protobiology in Tamil?
Protobiology in Tamil is மீ நுண்ணுறுப்பாய்வியல். See Protobiology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is protobiology?
Protobiology is a noun.

Words near protobiology in the dictionary

  1. protobifaces
  2. protobinary
  3. protobiological
  4. protobiologist
  5. protobiologists
  6. protobiology
  7. protobiont
  8. protobiontic
  9. protobionts
  10. protobioside
  11. protobiotic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protobiology (page history and authors); protobiology (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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