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cell is the dictionary form of Cells Definition of cell
cell has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,physics,electricity,politics,telecommunications |
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[ noun ] any small compartment
Examples "the cells of a honeycomb" |
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[ noun ] (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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[ noun ] (chemistry,physics,electricity) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
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[ noun ] small room is which a monk or nun lives
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[ noun ] (politics) a small unit serving as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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[ noun ] (telecommunications) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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[ noun ] a room where a prisoner is kept
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