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A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.
Nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: geochemistry; microscopy
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.
A nanoscopic self-replicating structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: geochemistry; microscopy
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.
Petrified nanoscopic structure, fossil or pseudofossil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: geochemistry; microscopy
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Blend of nano- + microbe; by surface analysis, nano- + -obe. From being nanoscale particles similar to microbes.
