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protometabolism

protometabolism noun: a series of linked chemical reactions, in a prebiotic environment, that has characteristics of true metabolism.

Noun

protometabolism (uncountable)

  1. A series of linked chemical reactions, in a prebiotic environment, that has characteristics of true metabolism.

Origin of protometabolism

From proto- + metabolism.

Questions about protometabolism

What does protometabolism mean?
Protometabolism means a series of linked chemical reactions, in a prebiotic environment, that has characteristics of true metabolism.
What part of speech is protometabolism?
Protometabolism is a noun.

Words near protometabolism in the dictionary

  1. protomerite
  2. protomerites
  3. protomers
  4. protomes
  5. protometabolic
  6. protometabolism
  7. protometal
  8. protomicrocotylid
  9. protomicrocotylids
  10. protominimalist
  11. protominimalists

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