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semantide

semantide noun: a macromolecule common to all cells, used in phylogeny because they change slowly over time.

Noun

semantide (plural semantides)

  1. A macromolecule common to all cells, used in phylogeny because they change slowly over time.

Forms of semantide

pluralsemantides

Origin of semantide

From semanto- + -ide. Coined by Linus Pauling and Emile Zuckerkandl.

Questions about semantide

What does semantide mean?
Semantide means a macromolecule common to all cells, used in phylogeny because they change slowly over time.
What part of speech is semantide?
Semantide is a noun.
What is the plural of semantide?
The plural of semantide is semantides.

Words near semantide in the dictionary

  1. semanticized
  2. semanticizes
  3. semanticizing
  4. semantics
  5. semantics-free
  6. semantide
  7. semantides
  8. semantisation
  9. semantisations
  10. semantization
  11. semantizations

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