Home › Words › E › encystationencystationencystation means encystment.EtymologyFrom en- + cyst + -ation.nounencystmentDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.encystment 84% match — The formation of a cyst. vs encystation →encyst 74% match — To enclose within a cyst. vs encystation →excystation 67% match — The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host) vs encystation →encysted 66% match — Contained in a cyst. vs encystation →cysticerce 65% match — cysticercus vs encystation →precyst 63% match — A structure, in many protozoans, that develops into a cyst vs encystation →excysted 63% match — Subjected to excystation vs encystation →cystogenesis 62% match — formation of a cyst vs encystation →