encyst

/ɛnˈsɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

To enclose within a cyst.

Transitive verb

verb

To be enclosed within a cyst.

Intransitive verb

"‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’"

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English encyst From en- + cyst.

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

encysts (present, singular) encysting (participle, present) encysted (participle, past) encysted (past) incyst (alternative)

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How do you pronounce encyst?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈsɪst/.

What does encyst mean?

To enclose within a cyst.

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