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precyst

precyst noun: a structure, in many protozoans, that develops into a cyst.

Noun

precyst (plural precysts)

  1. A structure, in many protozoans, that develops into a cyst

Forms of precyst

pluralprecysts

Origin of precyst

From pre- + cyst.

Questions about precyst

What does precyst mean?
Precyst means a structure, in many protozoans, that develops into a cyst.
What part of speech is precyst?
Precyst is a noun.
What is the plural of precyst?
The plural of precyst is precysts.

Words near precyst in the dictionary

  1. precycled
  2. precycles
  3. precycling
  4. precycloplegic
  5. precynical
  6. precyst
  7. precystectomy
  8. precystic
  9. precysts
  10. precytokine
  11. precytokinesis

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