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PRONUNCIATION OF CYSTOLITH

cystolith  [ˈsɪstəlɪθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYSTOLITH

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Cystolith is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CYSTOLITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cystolith

Cystolith is a botanical term for the inorganic concretions, usually of calcium carbonate, formed in a cellulose matrix in special cells called lithocysts, generally in the leaf of plants of certain families, e.g. Ficus elastica, the Indian rubber plant of the family Moraceae. Plants in the family Urticaceae, also known as Stinging Nettles, also form leaf cystoliths, but only during their later flowering and seed setting stages. Cannabis and other plants in the family Cannabaceae also produce leaf and flower cystoliths.

Definition of cystolith in the English dictionary

The definition of cystolith in the dictionary is a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle. Other definition of cystolith is a urinary calculus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYSTOLITH


acrolith
ˈækrəlɪθ
batholith
ˈbæθəlɪθ
coccolith
ˈkɒkəlɪθ
coprolith
ˈkɒprəlɪθ
gastrolith
ˈɡæstrəlɪθ
laccolith
ˈlækəlɪθ
lopolith
ˈlɒpəlɪθ
megalith
ˈmɛɡəlɪθ
monolith
ˈmɒnəlɪθ
phytolith
ˈfaɪtəlɪθ
regolith
ˈrɛɡəlɪθ
rhabdolith
ˈræbdəlɪθ
xenolith
ˈzɛnəlɪθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYSTOLITH

cysticercus
cystid
cystidean
cystiform
cystine
cystinosis
cystitis
cystocarp
cystocarpic
cystocele
cystogenous
cystography
cystoid
cystolithiasis
cystoscope
cystoscopic
cystoscopy
cystostomy
cystotomies
cystotomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYSTOLITH

aerolith
cyclolith
enterolith
eolith
granolith
microlith
neolith
oolith
otolith
palaeolith
paleolith
peristalith
phacolith
pisolith
rhinolith
sialolith
statolith
tallith
urolith
zoolith

Synonyms and antonyms of cystolith in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cystolith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYSTOLITH

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Translator English - Chinese

钟乳
1,325 millions of speakers

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cystolith
570 millions of speakers

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cystolith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cystolith
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصاة المثانة
280 millions of speakers

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cystolith
278 millions of speakers

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cystolith
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cystolith
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cystolith
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Cystolith
190 millions of speakers

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cystolith
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鍾乳体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cystolith
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cystolith
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cystolith
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Translator English - Tamil

cystolith
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सायस्टोलीथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sitolit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cystolith
65 millions of speakers

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cystolith
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cystolith
40 millions of speakers

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cystolith
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κυστόλιθος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

cystolith
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cystolith
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cystolith
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Trends of use of cystolith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYSTOLITH»

The term «cystolith» is used very little and occupies the 192.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYSTOLITH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cystolith

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYSTOLITH»

Discover the use of cystolith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cystolith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Issues in Veterinary Research and Medicine: 2011 Edition
Michigan State University, East Lansing: In vitro comparison of plain radiography, double-contrast cystography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography for estimation of cystolith size In this recent article published in the American Journal  ...
‎2012
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Teaching Plant Anatomy Through Creative Laboratory Exercises
43). After locating cystoliths, draw some weak acetic acid under the cover glass and, after doing this several times, re-examine the sections. The peg with remnants of the cystolith and the outline of a suberin coat should be visible (Fig. 44).
R. Larry Peterson, Carol A. Peterson, Lewis H. Melville, 2008
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Additives and Crystallization Processes: From Fundamentals ...
The concentric bands follow the external contours of the cystolith body, and result due to changes in the concentration of calcium carbonate and the organic matrix. The organic matrix of the cystolith is composed of cellulose and callose.
Keshra Sangwal, 2007
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Esau's Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells, and Tissues of the ...
This type of cystolith formation was regarded by Solereder (1908) as the “true cystolith.” Cystoliths also occur in the uniseriate epidermis of leaves, many in hairs. Cystolith hairs (Fig. 9.25C, E, F), or hair-like lithocysts, occur in several eudicot ...
Ray F. Evert, 2006
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Forensic Botany: Principles and Applications to Criminal ...
Marijuana can be identified by classical botanical characterization, especially using the type of cystolith hairs present on the leaves. However, presence of cystolith hairs is not a conclusive identification since more than 80 plant species have ...
Heather Miller Coyle, 2004
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Competition Science Vision
(ii) Cystolith • A cell containing cystolith is known as lithocyst. • Presence of cystolith (calcium carbonate crystal, CaC03) is characteristic of certain families, e.g., Utricaceae and Acanthaceae. • The foundation of the cystolith is a stalked, ...
7
Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery
When suturing the bladder, it is important to use absorbable suture material to reduce the risk of the suture acting as a nidus for cystolith formation. Analysis of 303 recurrent cystoliths in cats revealed that 4% were suture associated.24 ...
Sorrel J Langley-Hobbs, Jackie Demetriou, Jane Ladlow, 2013
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Plant Systematics
(perianth part) lithocyst A specialized cell that contains a cystolith. Cf: cystolith. lobe (a) A segment of a synsepalous calyx or sympetalous corolla. (perianth part) (b) A segment of a divided leaf. (leaf part) lobed (a) Sinuses extending (pinnately  ...
Michael G. Simpson, 2011
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Systematics and Pollination System Evolution in Ruellia ...
Erin Anne Tripp. Figure 31: Plate of SEM micrographs of glands and cystoliths of species in Ruellia sect. Chiropterophila. A. if. bourgaei {Luna 7403 [MICH]), adaxial surface with cystolith in lower right corner and gland in upper left.
Erin Anne Tripp, 2008
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Equine Endoscopy and Arthroscopy for the Equine Practitioner
Figure 11-15 A white, smooth cystolith. Cystolithiasis n Hematuria following exercise is a common clinical sign. Other signs are pollakiuria, stranguria, urine incontinence or dysuria. Diagnosis is confirmed by transrectal examination, ...
Sameeh Abutarbush, James Carmalt, 2008

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYSTOLITH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cystolith is used in the context of the following news items.
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Equine Urinary Disease
Affected patients can also accumulate a large concretion of urine crystals into a mass that can be confused with a cystolith. However, this ... «TheHorse.com, Apr 15»
2
Sitting for long periods tops Taiwan's bad health habits list
... drink less than the daily necessary average intake of 1,000cc, which can cause inflammation of the urethra or cystolith, according to Chen. «WantChinaTimes, Dec 13»
3
DEA: Law and Science Unto Itself
With the microscopic exam, DEA analysts look for so-called cystolith hairs which occur on marijuana plants. But many other plant species ... «CounterPunch, Oct 13»
4
1kg stone removed from man's bladder after 10 years
Doctors in the southern An Giang Province have taken a cystolith weighing 950 grams from the bladder of a 59-year-old man who had suffered ... «Tuoitrenews, Oct 13»
5
Pseudoscience and Wrongful Convictions in the War on Drugs
Nakamura cautions the analyst to depend 'not only on the presence of cystolith hairs, but on its association with the … nonglandular hairs ... «CounterPunch, May 09»

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