archaeon
noun
any member of the domain Archaea, single-celled microorganisms similar to bacteria but having distinct structural and genetic characteristics.
archaeal
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a word derived from
archaeon.
Example Sentences
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"The results suggest that deep-ocean archaeal communities may maintain or even enhance their role in nitrogen cycling and primary production support across vast iron-limited regions in a warming climate."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
The voyage will include 20 additional researchers who will examine natural archaeal populations in the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
Among the genome sequences recovered from the Hadza samples, more than 1,000 were from bacterial or archaeal species that are new to science.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
Gould agrees with the widespread view that a merger between archaea and bacteria gave rise to the first eukaryotes, but thinks the archaeal partner was nothing like the newly cultured microbes.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 21, 2022
There are four different types of archaeal cell walls.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
