"protocell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: protocells [plural]
Etymology: proto- + cell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|cell}} proto- + cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} protocell (plural protocells)
  1. (biology) A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life Wikipedia link: protocell Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: metaprotocell, protocellular Related terms: protobiont Translations (stepping-stone to the origin of life): esisolu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-protocell-en-noun-g4EeOkHg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with proto- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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