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Encystment — En*cyst ment, n. 1. (Biol.) A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular mass (b) and then… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encystment — noun see encyst … New Collegiate Dictionary
encystment — See encyst. * * * … Universalium
encystment — noun a) The formation of a cyst b) The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst … Wiktionary
encystment — en cyst·ment || mÉ™nt n. state of becoming enclosed within a sac (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
encystment — en·cyst·ment … English syllables
encystment — ə̇nˈsis(t)mənt, en noun ( s) : the process of forming a cyst or becoming enclosed in a capsule … Useful english dictionary
female encystment — see matricidal hatching … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
encyst — encystment, encystation, n. /en sist /, v.t., v.i. Biol. to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst. [1835 45; EN 1 + CYST] * * * … Universalium
Microbial cyst — Cyst stage of Entamoeba histolytica A microbial cyst is a resting or dormant stage of a microorganism, usually a bacterium or a protist, that helps the organism to survive in unfavorable environmental conditions. It can be thought of as a state… … Wikipedia
