[ 'ʃʌɪzɒnt , 'skɪ- ]
■ noun Biology (in certain sporozoan protozoans) a cell that divides by schizogony to form daughter cells.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from schizo- + -ont .
SCHIZONT
Meaning of SCHIZONT in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004