cyclosis

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US/sī-ˈklō-səs/

noun

The circulation of protoplasm within a cell.

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cytoplasmic streamingstreaming movementstreaming
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Meanings

nouncyclosis (countable and uncountable, plural cycloses)

plural cycloses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe circulation of protoplasm within a cell.

    Synonyms: cytoplasmic streaming, streaming movement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe circulation of protoplasm within a cell.

Similar
cytoplasmic streamingstreaming movement

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe circulation of cytoplasm within a cell

Similar
streaming
Broader
organic phenomenon
Also see
cytoplasmic streamingstreamingstreaming movement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cyclo- + -osis.

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Cite this entry
APA

cyclosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosis

MLA

“cyclosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosis.

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