protolife
noun
Complex organic forms thought to represent the stage immediately prior to the evolution of the first living organisms.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in BioScience.
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- wintergreen
- Winterhalter, Franz Xavier
- Winter Haven
- winter heliotrope
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- winterization
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- winterly
- winter melon
- winter moth
- Winter Olympics
- Winter Palace
- Winter Park
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