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toxicyst

toxicyst noun: an extrusome near the mouth of some predatory protozoans.

Noun

toxicyst (plural toxicysts)

  1. An extrusome near the mouth of some predatory protozoans.

Forms of toxicyst

pluraltoxicysts

Questions about toxicyst

What does toxicyst mean?
Toxicyst means an extrusome near the mouth of some predatory protozoans.
What part of speech is toxicyst?
Toxicyst is a noun.
What is the plural of toxicyst?
The plural of toxicyst is toxicysts.

Words near toxicyst in the dictionary

  1. toxicotic
  2. toxicovenomic
  3. toxicovenomics
  4. toxicovigilance
  5. toxics
  6. toxicyst
  7. toxicysts
  8. toxidermia
  9. toxidermias
  10. toxidermic
  11. toxidermitis

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