Eobiont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌiːəʊˈbaɪɒnt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eobiont is a noun meaning A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.
Meaning
A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.
More Meanings
- An artificially created creature; a Frankenstein's monster.
Example Sentences
Only when “eobionts”—primordial organisms equipped with a primitive metabolism—began to multiply efficiently was this material used up.
In the Dutch novelist Harry Mulisch’s The Procedure, the protagonist Victor Werker is the creator of artificial life in the form of the Eobiont (Mulisch 2001).
Word Forms
- eobionts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protobiont, biont, bioneogenesis, endocytobiont, acidobiont, progenote.
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