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| Noun | 1. A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Hypnocyst" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Hypnocyst \Hyp"no*cyst\, noun. [Greek expression sleep English cyst.]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HYPNOCYST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hypnocyst \Hyp"no*cyst\, noun. [Greek expression sleep English cyst.]. (references) |
