stinging capsule

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a nematocyst.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Also called stinging cell .

First recorded in 1880–85

He has smuggled out through his family a number of stinging critiques of his captors.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But three months later Wright himself received a stinging rebuke.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just as often, and to more stinging effect, the adjectives come from black people in this town an hour north of Detroit.
A Black Cop’s Tough Words for Mike Brown|Mary M. Chapman|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What waited was a capsule that was just as majestic as the celebration.
New York’s Century-Old Time Capsule Is a Dud|Justin Jones|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A 1914 time capsule forgotten for years was finally opened at the New York Historical Society.
New York’s Century-Old Time Capsule Is a Dud|Justin Jones|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When they form short chains, demonstration of the capsule is necessary to distinguish them from streptococci.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
During the time it is red, the outer shell is soft, but ultimately becomes perfectly hard, and resembles a wooden capsule.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
There was a cold, stinging contempt in Varney's tones by no means lost on the listener.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White