English Explanatory Dictionary

semantide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

semantide semantides

Etymology

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

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