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pyknotic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

showing pyknosis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • a pyknotic nucleus
  • Several intensely labeled pycnotic bodies point to the occurrence of cell death [...]
  • rectum of T. derasa showing one morphologically intact zooxanthella and two pycnotic algal cells

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pycnotic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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