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heterocystous

heterocystous adjective: having heterocysts.

Adjective

heterocystous (not comparable)

  1. Having heterocysts.

Origin of heterocystous

From heterocyst + -ous.

Words formed from heterocystous

Questions about heterocystous

What does heterocystous mean?
Heterocystous means having heterocysts.
What part of speech is heterocystous?
Heterocystous is an adjective.

Words near heterocystous in the dictionary

  1. heterocycloalkane
  2. heterocycloalkanes
  3. heterocyclyl
  4. heterocyclyls
  5. heterocyst
  6. heterocystous
  7. heterocysts
  8. heterocyte
  9. heterocytes
  10. heterocytotropic
  11. heterocytous

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