Thesaurus: hypnocyst

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1. n. 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.
2. 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.
3. A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclosethemselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period ofdrought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of sporeformation seems to occur within such cysts.
4. n. 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.