HYPNOCYST
\hˈɪpnəsˌɪst], \hˈɪpnəsˌɪst], \h_ˈɪ_p_n_ə_s_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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