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protobiont

protobiont noun: an aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells.

Noun

protobiont (plural protobionts)

  1. An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells

Forms of protobiont

pluralprotobionts

Origin of protobiont

From proto- + -biont.

Questions about protobiont

What does protobiont mean?
Protobiont means an aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells.
What part of speech is protobiont?
Protobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of protobiont?
The plural of protobiont is protobionts.

Words near protobiont in the dictionary

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

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