encystingn.

/ɛnˈsɪstɪŋ/Etymology: < encyst v. + -ing suffix1.
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [noun] > depression or cavity > becoming enclosed
1875 H. Walton (ed. 3) 501 An eye may be destroyed while the encysting is going on.
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