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semantide

The English word “semantide” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A macromolecule common to all cells, used in phylogeny because they change slowly over time.

Etymology

From semanto- + -ide. Coined by Linus Pauling and Emile Zuckerkandl.

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