Heterocyst Definition
hĕtər-ə-sĭst
noun
A large, thick-walled, nitrogen-fixing cell that occurs at intervals along the filaments of certain cyanobacteria.
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Other Word Forms of Heterocyst
Noun
Singular:
heterocyst
Plural:
heterocystsOrigin of Heterocyst
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hetero- +"Ž cyst
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