a clone of animal or plant cells that can be grown in a suitable nutrient culture medium in the laboratory
cell line in American English
noun
Biology
a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture
Word origin
[1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, bleep, conflict of interest, hot line, speech recognition
Examples of 'cell line' in a sentence
cell line
Thus, a packaging cell line isn't necessary.
The Scientist (2000)
One embryonic stem cell line was generated from just two eggs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Twenty tons of her cell line have been produced since, even being sent into space.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The goal of the conference was to 'to synthesize a complete human genome in a cell line within a period of ten years'.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Opponents of embryo research could argue that destroying this single cell to make a cell line is as sinful as destroying an entire embryo.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They go through 70 to 80 passages, and then the cell lines expire.
The Scientist (2001)
Many of the cell lines are in other nations where private companies control them.
The Scientist (2001)
Seventy-eight cell lines were thought to be available for research then.
Houston Chronicle (2004)
These three account for 17 of the 60-70 cell lines.
The Scientist (2001)
This means the nine cell lines could be enough after all.