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coenocyte Definition

coe·no·cyte (sē′nə sīt′, sen′ə-)

noun

  1. syncytium
    1. a mass of protoplasm containing several nuclei formed from an original cell with one nucleus
    2. an organism of such a mass

Etymology: coeno- + -cyte

Browse dictionary entries near coenocyte

  1. ‹ coenobite
  2. ‹ coeno-
  3. ‹ coenesthesia
  4. ‹ coelostat
  5. ‹ coelom
  6. ‹ coeliac
  7. ‹ coelenteron
  8. ‹ coelenterate
  9. ‹ -coele
  10. ‹ coelacanth
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