"obcell" meaning in English

See obcell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: obcells [plural]
Etymology: From ob- + cell, Term proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 2001. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|ob|cell}} ob- + cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} obcell (plural obcells)
  1. A hypothetical proto-organism consisting of a cup-shaped half-cell.
    Sense id: en-obcell-en-noun-98tklGw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ob-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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