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encyst
[ en-sist ]
encyst
/ ɛnˈsɪst /
verb
- biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell
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Derived Forms
- enˈcystment, noun
- enˈcysted, adjective
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Other Words From
- en·cystment encys·tation noun
- unen·cysted adjective
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Example Sentences
The resulting coupled cell or zygote divides into two, which again encyst.
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She has had to encyst it, or it would be to her Senegal and French Guinea possessions a regular main to lay on smuggling.
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Thence they are apt to migrate or stray into the lungs and liver, where they encyst themselves.
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The Cercari part with their tails, and subsequently they encyst themselves on or within the surface of the body of some mollusk.
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