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gametocyst

gametocyst noun: a structure, in certain protozoans, in which gametocytes or gametes are formed.

Noun

gametocyst (plural gametocysts)

  1. A structure, in certain protozoans, in which gametocytes or gametes are formed

Forms of gametocyst

pluralgametocysts

Origin of gametocyst

From gameto- + cyst.

Questions about gametocyst

What does gametocyst mean?
Gametocyst means a structure, in certain protozoans, in which gametocytes or gametes are formed.
What part of speech is gametocyst?
Gametocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of gametocyst?
The plural of gametocyst is gametocysts.

Words near gametocyst in the dictionary

  1. gametocidal
  2. gametocide
  3. gametocides
  4. gametocitaemia
  5. gametocydal
  6. gametocyst
  7. gametocysts
  8. gametocytaemia
  9. gametocytaemias
  10. gametocytaemic
  11. gametocyte

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