heterocyst

1. A large, thick-walled, transparent cell that occurs at intervals along the filaments of certain cyanobacteria.

2. A large transparent thick-walled cell that is found in the filaments of some cyanobacteria and is the site of nitrogen fixation.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
heterocyst	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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syrette	10
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trochee	12
troches	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
stretchy	16
trochees	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
heterocyst	18