heterocyst

het·er·o·cyst

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-er-uh-sist]
- /ˈhɛt ər əˌsɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-er-uh-sist]
- /ˈhɛt ər əˌsɪst/

Definitions of heterocyst word

noun heterocyst one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae. 1
noun heterocyst A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria. 1
noun heterocyst a special cell type found in cyanobacteria and responsible for fixing nitrogen 0

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Origin of heterocyst

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; hetero- + cyst

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Parts of speech for Heterocyst

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heterocyst popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterocyst usage trend in Literature

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