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- noun   Plural form of nematocyst .
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								A cold pack is also recommended for pain relief. 2 Baking soda paste is another household remedy used to apply to the wound for pain relief and removal of any remaining nematocysts. 4 
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								Jellyfish have tentacles that contain little bulbs (nematocysts) which release stingers (small injections of poison) when they touch prey or human skin. 
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								Soak the afflicted area for at least 30 minutes to deactivate the barbed nematocysts embedded in your skin. How to: High Five, Treat Beach Wounds, Use Your Computer Remotely 2008 
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								Soak the afflicted area for at least 30 minutes to deactivate the barbed nematocysts embedded in your skin. How to: High Five, Treat Beach Wounds, Use Your Computer Remotely 2008 
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								By identifying the TTX-producing bacteria in salivary glands and nematocysts, the company jumped to the forefront in subterranean antivenin production. Deeper Jeff Long 2007 
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								By identifying the TTX-producing bacteria in salivary glands and nematocysts, the company jumped to the forefront in subterranean antivenin production. Deeper Jeff Long 2007 
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								The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts. The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002 
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								The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts. The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002 
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								The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts. The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002 
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								Shimoda had theorized that women of Gelmann's ilk possessed a sixth sense or power, a kind of nimbus of concentrated maternal energy tendrils which they could fling out with a single word or gesture to stun anyone within range like emotional nematocysts. Codgerspace Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992 
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