English Explanatory Dictionary

heterocyst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria.

Word forms

heterocyst heterocysts

Etymology

From hetero- + cyst.

Synonyms

connecting cell

Derived words

heterocystous proheterocyst
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