oocyst

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingə sist′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•o•cyst  ə sist′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Microbiologythe encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
  • oo- + -cyst 1870–75

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