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encysts

encysts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encyst.

Meaning of encyst

Verb

encyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)

  1. (transitive) To enclose within a cyst.
  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst.
    • ‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 98

Questions about encysts

What is encysts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Encysts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encyst.

Words near encysts in the dictionary

  1. encystations
  2. encysted
  3. encysting
  4. encystment
  5. encystments
  6. encysts
  7. end
  8. end arteries
  9. end artery
  10. end bearing pile
  11. end bearing piles

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