Archaean
adjective
of or relating to the highly metamorphosed rocks formed in the early Precambrian era
Archaean
1 British
/ ɑːˈkiːən /
adjective
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of or relating to the highly metamorphosed rocks formed in the early Precambrian era
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the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
archaean
2
British
/ ɑːˈkɪən /
noun
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Archaean cell walls do not have peptidoglycan, but they may have pseudopeptidoglycan, polysaccharides, glycoproteins, or protein-based cell walls.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
There are four different types of Archaean cell walls.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
This "palaeobarometry" approach, revealed at the , will help constrain the models that try to simulate conditions in Archaean times.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2012
The team concluded that if the biggest imprints in the Ventersdorp rock were formed by the largest raindrops, air pressure in the Archaean could have been no more than twice what it is today.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2012
The Western Division is composed entirely of Archaean and Palaeozoic rocks, embracing the whole range from pre-Cambrian up to Carboniferous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
Do archaean methanogens differ from other Bacteria structurally, and if so, in what way?
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The cytoplasm of both bacterial and archaean prokaryotic cells has a high concentration of dissolved solutes.
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Do archaean methanogens differ from other Archaea structurally, and if so, in what way?
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What is another question you might pose to learn more about the structural features that allow for the capture, storage, and use of free energy by archaean methanogens?
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Nor does it cease till the progress of the warmer day removes the northern ice-dam, sets free the flood, and the region of archaean rocks stands bare and dry.
From The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake by Ernest Thompson Seton
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