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protosynapse

protosynapse noun: an evolutionary precursor of the synapse.

Noun

protosynapse (plural protosynapses)

  1. An evolutionary precursor of the synapse

Forms of protosynapse

pluralprotosynapses

Origin of protosynapse

From proto- + synapse.

Questions about protosynapse

What does protosynapse mean?
Protosynapse means an evolutionary precursor of the synapse.
What part of speech is protosynapse?
Protosynapse is a noun.
What is the plural of protosynapse?
The plural of protosynapse is protosynapses.

Words near protosynapse in the dictionary

  1. protosun
  2. protosuns
  3. protosyllabic
  4. protosyllable
  5. protosyllables
  6. protosynapse
  7. protosynapses
  8. protosynaptic
  9. protosyncelli
  10. protosyncellus
  11. protosyntactic

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