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protocell

protocell noun: a self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life.

Noun

protocell (plural protocells)

  1. A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life

Forms of protocell

pluralprotocells

Origin of protocell

From proto- + cell.

Words formed from protocell

Questions about protocell

What does protocell mean?
Protocell means a self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life.
What part of speech is protocell?
Protocell is a noun.
What is the plural of protocell?
The plural of protocell is protocells.

Words near protocell in the dictionary

  1. protocatechuate
  2. protocatechuates
  3. protocatechuic
  4. protocatechuic acid
  5. protocause
  6. protocell
  7. protocells
  8. protocellular
  9. protocephala
  10. protocephalic
  11. protocephalon

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