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proheterocyst

proheterocyst noun: a structure, in cyanobacteria, that develops into a heterocyst.

Noun

proheterocyst (plural proheterocysts)

  1. A structure, in cyanobacteria, that develops into a heterocyst

Forms of proheterocyst

pluralproheterocysts

Origin of proheterocyst

From pro- + heterocyst.

Questions about proheterocyst

What does proheterocyst mean?
Proheterocyst means a structure, in cyanobacteria, that develops into a heterocyst.
What part of speech is proheterocyst?
Proheterocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of proheterocyst?
The plural of proheterocyst is proheterocysts.

Words near proheterocyst in the dictionary

  1. prohepatogenic
  2. prohepcidin
  3. proheptazine
  4. proherbicide
  5. proherbicides
  6. proheterocyst
  7. proheterocysts
  8. prohi
  9. prohibit
  10. prohibitable
  11. prohibited

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