eobiont
/ˌiːəʊˈbaɪɒnt/
Etymology
From eo- + -biont.
eobiont means A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.“Only when “eobionts”—primordial organisms equipped with a primitive metabolism—began to multiply efficiently was this material used up.”
- An artificially created creature; a Frankenstein's monster.“In the Dutch novelist Harry Mulisch’s The Procedure, the protagonist Victor Werker is the creator of artificial life in the form of the Eobiont (Mulisch 2001).”