metaprotocell

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noun

A proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.

OriginEnglish protocell ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetaprotocell (plural metaprotocells)

plural metaprotocells

  1. biologyA proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishprotocell
  5. Englishmetaprotocell

From meta- + protocell.

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APA

metaprotocell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaprotocell

MLA

“metaprotocell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaprotocell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaprotocell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaprotocell.

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