exobiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From exo- + biology, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg.
Meanings
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(qualifier:life sciences, uncountable, usually) The branch of biology dealing with exolife: (putative or predicted) extraterrestrial lifeforms (those originating from planets other than Earth).
Biology has lately given rise to a new discipline: exobiology, the study of extraterrestrial life. Ever since 1959, when analysis of a piece of meteor substance showed traces of organic compounds, a controversy has raged as to whether these compounds came into the atmosphere with the meteorite or whether they originate on earth.
1973, Lyall Watson, Supernature, page ix. 310:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exobiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
astrobiology · science · life science · natural science
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Translations (18)
fi eksobiologia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · cmn 外空生物学 (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · fr exobiologie (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · pl egzobiologia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · cmn 天體生物學 /天体生物学 (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · nl exobiologie (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · pt exobiologia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · lt egzobiologija (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · km ពហិជីវវិទ្យា (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · ca exobiologia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · es exobiología (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · cmn 太空生物学 (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · pl astrobiologia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · de Exobiologie (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · ru экзобиоло́гия (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · ro exobiologie (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · ga eisibhitheolaíocht (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms) · hu exobiológia (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms)