Protobiont
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protobiont is a noun meaning An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells.
Meaning
An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells.
Word Forms
- protobionts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protocell, eobiont, proto-organism, probiont, protoeukaryote, cyanobiont.
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