chronocyte

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noun

A hypothetical ancestor to eukaryotes, which is a cell that engulfed an archaeon and a bacterium.

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Meanings

nounchronocyte (plural chronocytes)

plural chronocytes

  1. biologyA hypothetical ancestor to eukaryotes, which is a cell that engulfed an archaeon and a bacterium.
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APA

chronocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronocyte

MLA

“chronocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronocyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronocyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronocyte.

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