encyst

American  

[en-sist] / ɛnˈsɪst /

verb (used with or without object)

Biology.

1. to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

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encyst British  

/ ɛnˈsɪst /

verb

1. biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell

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Other Word Forms

• encystation
  noun
• encysted
  adjective
• encystment
  noun
• unencysted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of encyst

First recorded in 1835–45; en- ¹ + cyst

Example Sentences

“Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

The sporont may or may not encyst at the commencement of sporulation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

This parasite may encyst in the wall of the gizzard.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

It’s merely that Time has been trying to encyst what it can not absorb.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)

The resulting coupled cell or zygote divides into two, which again encyst.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various