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[en-sist]

en·cyst

[en-sist]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Biology.
to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

Origin:
1835–45; en-1 + cyst

en·cyst·ment, en·cys·ta·tion, noun
un·en·cyst·ed, adjective
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Encyst is always a great word to know.
So is life cycle. Does it mean:
reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a common or general type
the continuous sequence of changes undergone by an organism from one primary form, as a gamete, to the development of the same form again
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encyst (ɛnˈsɪst)
 
vb
biology to enclose or become enclosed by a cyst, thick membrane, or shell
 
en'cysted
 
adj
 
en'cystment
 
n
 
encys'tation
 
n

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encyst en·cyst (ěn-sĭst')
v. en·cyst·ed, en·cyst·ing, en·cysts
To enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.


en·cyst'ment or en'cys·ta'tion n.

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