Definitions for oocyst

oocyst o·o·cyst

Spelling: [oh-uh-sist]
IPA: /ˈoʊ əˌsɪst/

Oocyst is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in oocyst (coosty).

Definitions for oocyst

noun

  1. the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.

Origin of oocyst

First recorded in 1870-75; oo- + -cyst

Examples for oocyst

Immediately after the formation of the antheridia new productions show themselves, both around the oocyst and within it.

No sporozoites are formed in the oocyst, the sporozoites being unenclosed (gymnospores).

The order Coccidiidea is divided into four families, characterized by the number of sporocysts (if any) found in the oocyst.

In one case (Coccidium mitrarium), the oocyst itself, instead of being spherical, is curiously shaped like a mitre.

Word Value for oocyst
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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