nanobe
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of nano + microbe, from nano-. From being nanoscale particles similar to microbes.
Noun edit
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