gymnocyte

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noun

A cell without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.

First used 19th centuryScrabble 20
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Meanings

noungymnocyte (plural gymnocytes)

plural gymnocytes

  1. datedbiologyA cell without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.First known use 19th century

Origin

From gymno- + -cyte.

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APA

gymnocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyte

MLA

“gymnocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gymnocyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyte.

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