nanobe
Meanings
noun
- A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.
- Nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.
- A nanoscopic self-replicating structure.
- Petrified nanoscopic structure, fossil or pseudofossil.
Word forms
Etymology
Blend of nano- + microbe; by surface analysis, nano- + -obe. From being nanoscale particles similar to microbes.
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