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nanobe
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Etymology
Blend of nano- + microbe; by surface analysis, nano- + -obe. From being nanoscale particles similar to microbes.
Noun
nanobe (plural nanobes)
- (geology, geochemistry, biology, biochemistry, microbiology, microscopy) A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.
- Nanoscopic abiotic life, acellular life, or protolife.
- A nanoscopic self-replicating structure.
- Petrified nanoscopic structure, fossil or pseudofossil.
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