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spirocyst

spirocyst noun: any protozoan of the genus Spirocystis.

Noun

spirocyst (plural spirocysts)

  1. Any protozoan of the genus Spirocystis
    • For instance, the presence of spirocyst is characteristic of some anthozoans [ 22 ].2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI

Forms of spirocyst

pluralspirocysts

Questions about spirocyst

What does spirocyst mean?
Spirocyst means any protozoan of the genus Spirocystis.
What part of speech is spirocyst?
Spirocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of spirocyst?
The plural of spirocyst is spirocysts.

Words near spirocyst in the dictionary

  1. spirocyclopentane
  2. spirocyclopentanes
  3. spirocyclopropane
  4. spirocyclopropanes
  5. spirocyclopropyl
  6. spirocyst
  7. spirocysts
  8. spirodiclofen
  9. spiroepoxide
  10. spiroepoxides
  11. spiroergometer

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