protobiology

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Synonyms: photobiology, protozoology, gnotobiology, phytobiology

Antonyms: photobiology, protozoology, gnotobiology, phytobiology

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Noun

1. The early study of [[biology]], before it became a [[rigorous]] [[established]] [[discipline]].
2. {{lb|en|biology}} The study of very small [[biological]] [[structure]]s, such as [[ultravirus]]es and [[bacteriophage]]s

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