mirror life
A hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocksA hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocks; for example, many biomolecules occurring in nature are the L-form, whereas systems using the D-form are conceivable but also potentially dangerous to life as we know it.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocks; for example, many biomolecules occurring in nature are the L-form, whereas systems using the D-form are conceivable but also potentially dangerous to life as we know it.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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