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pyknotic.

showing pyknosis

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. showing pyknosis

    a pyknotic nucleus
    Several intensely labeled pycnotic bodies point to the occurrence of cell death [...]
Where this word comes from

From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”).

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