hypnoblast

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noun

A thick-walled cell in the resting stage of an alga.

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Meanings

nounhypnoblast (plural hypnoblasts)

plural hypnoblasts

  1. biologyA thick-walled cell in the resting stage of an alga.

Origin

From hypno- (“sleep”) + -blast (“cell”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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