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cyclosis

[ sahy-kloh-sis ]

noun

Biology.
plural cycloses
  1. the movement of protoplasm within a cell.

cyclosis

/ ɪˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d··s noun plural pseudocycloses
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

First recorded in 1825–35, cyclosis is from the Greek word ýō an encircling. See cycl-, -osis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

C19: from Greek ܰō an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle
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Example Sentences

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I refer to what they call rotation and cyclosis.

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