8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
adjective enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κύω (kúō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English encyst English -ed English encysted From encyst + -ed.
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