semantide

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Definition of semantide

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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

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

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