encyst
Origin of encyst
1Other words from encyst
- en·cyst·ment, en·cys·ta·tion, noun
- un·en·cyst·ed, adjective
Words Nearby encyst
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How to use encyst in a sentence
The resulting coupled cell or zygote divides into two, which again encyst.
She has had to encyst it, or it would be to her Senegal and French Guinea possessions a regular main to lay on smuggling.
West African studies | Mary Henrietta KingsleyThence they are apt to migrate or stray into the lungs and liver, where they encyst themselves.
Parasites | T. Spencer CobboldThe Cercari part with their tails, and subsequently they encyst themselves on or within the surface of the body of some mollusk.
Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
British Dictionary definitions for encyst
/ (ɛnˈsɪst) /
biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell
Derived forms of encyst
- encysted, adjective
- encystment or encystation, noun
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