Nommions

Nommions are a hypothetical concept used in discussions about speculative biology and theoretical exoplanetary life. The term is not derived from any established scientific field and appears to be a neologism. It is often employed in informal online forums or creative writing contexts to describe a hypothetical form of sentient, possibly silicon-based, life that might exist in environments extremely different from Earth's. The exact characteristics attributed to "nommions" can vary widely depending on the context, but they are typically envisioned as being very alien in their physiology and thought processes.

The concept of "nommions" does not correspond to any recognized biological classification or scientific theory. It is important to distinguish such speculative terms from established scientific concepts like extremophiles, which are real organisms adapted to harsh environments, or theoretical models of alien life that are grounded in physics and chemistry. While the idea of non-carbon-based life is a subject of scientific inquiry, the specific term "nommions" lacks a formal definition and is primarily a product of imaginative speculation.