transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-tə-rō-ˌsist ]
noun
Date: 1872
: a large transparent thick-walled cell that is found in the filaments of some cyanobacteria and is the site of nitrogen fixation
• het·ero·cys·tous ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈsis-təs adjective
HETEROCYST
Meaning of HETEROCYST in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003