Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
nematocyst .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts.
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The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts.
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The shell collector was thinking, just then, of the indifference of nematocysts.
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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.
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