eobiont
/ˌiːoʊˈbaɪɑnt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Only when “eobionts”—primordial organisms equipped with a primitive metabolism—began to multiply efficiently was this material used up."
- "In the Dutch novelist Harry Mulisch’s The Procedure, the protagonist Victor Werker is the creator of artificial life in the form of the Eobiont (Mulisch 2001)."
Etymology
From eo- + -biont.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌiːoʊˈbaɪɑnt/
- British English: /ˌiːəʊˈbaɪɒnt/