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cistern (iou) and dinoflagellate (iou)


cistern (iou)



cistern noun. ME.
[Old French cisterne (mod. citerne) from Latin cisterna, formed as CIST noun2.]
An artificial reservoir for storing water, esp. one in the roof-space of a house etc. supplying the taps, or above a water-closet. ME.
A large vessel for water or Other liquid, esp. one used (a) for personal washing, (b) at the dinner-table. L16.
A natural reservoir or depression containing water, e.g. a pond. E17.
A fluid-filled cavity in an organism or cell; esp. a reservoir of cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space. E17.

dinoflagellate (iou)



dinoflagellate adjective & noun. L19.
[mod. Latin Dinoflagellata, from Greek dinos a whirling + Latin FLAGELLUM: see -ATE2.]
Biology.
A. adjective. Designating or pertaining to a dinoflagellate. L19.
b. noun. Any of a group of unicellular mostly pigmented aquatic (esp. marine) organisms with two flagella, variously classed as algae and as protozoa. E20.