释义 |
encystation Biol.|ɛnsɪˈsteɪʃən| [f. prec. + -ation.] The process (observed in some Protozoa) of becoming surrounded with a cyst, bag, or capsule; = encystment.
1869Nicholson Zool. 61 Reproduction in Vorticella..by a process of encystation and endogenous division. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. xii. 660 The Heliozoa propagate by simple division with or without previous encystation. |