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31cell — n. the basic unit of all living organisms, which can reproduce itself exactly (see mitosis). Each cell is bounded by a cell membrane of lipids and protein, which controls the passage of substances into and out of the cell. Cells contain cytoplasm …
32cell — 01. Does smoking cigarettes destroy brain [cells]? 02. The prisoner was confined to his [cell] for the day. 03. He is vulnerable to infection because his body is not producing enough white blood [cells]. 04. Cancer [cells] tend to divide very… …
33cell */*/*/ — UK [sel] / US noun [countable] Word forms cell : singular cell plural cells 1) biology the smallest part of a living structure that can operate as an independent unit. The middle of a cell is called the nucleus nerve/blood/brain/cancer cells 2)… …
34cell — I. /sɛl / (say sel) noun 1. a small room in a convent, prison, etc. 2. any small compartment, bounded area, receptacle, case, etc. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organisation. 4. Biology a. a plant, animal, or fungal structure …
35cell — noun 1 smallest living part of an animal/a plant body ADJECTIVE ▪ dead, living ▪ healthy, normal ▪ abnormal ▪ blood, brain …
36cell — [[t]se̱l[/t]] ♦♦ cells 1) N COUNT A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells. Those cells divide and give many other different types of cells …
37cell — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, religious house and Anglo French celle hermit s cell, from Latin cella small room; akin to Latin celare to conceal more at hell Date: 12th century 1. a small religious house dependent on a… …
38cell — sel n. loculus, smallest unit of life (Biology, Anatomy); small room; small room in prison, jail cell; smal room in a convent; battery, electric storage cell; small group of people that is part of a larger organization who work together; smallest …
39cell — [[t]sɛl[/t]] n. 1) a small room, as in a convent or prison 2) any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole 3) cbl a usu. microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable… …
40cell — n. [L. cella, chamber] 1. A unit consisting of a nucleus and cytoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane that collectively make up the structural and functional unit in plants and animal bodies. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. One of the many small… …
