protobiont

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noun

An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells

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Meanings

nounprotobiont (plural protobionts)

plural protobionts

  1. An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
probiont

Origin

From proto- + -biont.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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