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hypnocyst

hypnocyst noun: a cyst in which some microscopic organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.

Noun

hypnocyst (plural hypnocysts)

  1. A cyst in which some microscopic organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.

Forms of hypnocyst

pluralhypnocysts

Origin of hypnocyst

From hypno- + cyst.

Questions about hypnocyst

What does hypnocyst mean?
Hypnocyst means a cyst in which some microscopic organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.
What part of speech is hypnocyst?
Hypnocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of hypnocyst?
The plural of hypnocyst is hypnocysts.

Words near hypnocyst in the dictionary

  1. hypnobirth
  2. hypnobirthing
  3. hypnoblast
  4. hypnoblasts
  5. hypnoboob
  6. hypnocyst
  7. hypnocysts
  8. hypnodelic
  9. hypnodomme
  10. hypnodommes
  11. hypnofetish

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