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archaean

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This is a much more interesting argument than the ones downthread about mitochondria, et al. It seems to me to increase the urgency of understanding eukaryotic and archaean evolution so we can get a handle on exactly how hard that jump was.

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Quick take

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

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adjective

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for archaean.

adjective

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

See also: archean

Example sentences

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This is a much more interesting argument than the ones downthread about mitochondria, et al. It seems to me to increase the urgency of understanding eukaryotic and archaean evolution so we can get a handle on exactly how hard that jump was.

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For example, the Viking landers were sterilized by exposure to heat at 111 degrees Celsius, but the known upper limit of survival and proliferation temperature for thermophilic archaeans has since increased several times, with the most recent value I'm aware of at 122 degrees Celsius.

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How do you use archaean in a sentence?

This is a much more interesting argument than the ones downthread about mitochondria, et al. It seems to me to increase the urgency of understanding eukaryotic and archaean evolution so we can get a handle on exactly how hard that jump was.

What does archaean mean?

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

What part of speech is archaean?

archaean is commonly used as adjective.