cell

noun

ˈsel

: a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent

: a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (such as a hermit)

: a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person

: a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space: such as

: one of the compartments of a honeycomb

: a membranous area bounded by veins in the wing of an insect

: a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently

a(1)

: a receptacle containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis

(2)

: fuel cell

: a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiation (see radiation sense 1)

: a unit in a statistical array (see array entry 2 sense 5) (such as a spreadsheet) formed by the intersection of a column and a row

: a basic and usually small unit of an organization or movement

terrorist cells

: a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit

a storm cell

: any of the small sections of a geographic area of a cellular (see cellular entry 1 sense 3) telephone system

: cell phone

Example Sentences

The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight. his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city

Recent Examples on the Web Nearly every cell in your body has its own molecular clock that listens to signals from the master pacemaker in our brain.

WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 This means fetal cell lines were not used in its development.

Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 This is somehow immediately known to the Bad Guys, who blow up Brenda’s cell with threatening messages, then kidnap a family member as collateral.

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Many evacuation experts recommend using a federal Amber Alert-style system, which automatically pings every cell phone in a disaster area, but significant cell-phone infrastructure was soon overloaded or destroyed during the disaster.

Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 The Long Beach Police Department offered to host Banks at their jail across the street that night, but the sheriff's department returned him to the same facility and didn’t provide a cell with a blanket and bed until 3:30 a.m., his lawyers said.

Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 Protein is vital for repair of all cells, especially for muscle cells after a tough workout; carbs provide a quick source of energy; and fat is essential for cell growth and development, as SELF reported previously.

Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022 Strategies range from developing drugs that protect people with vision loss against further damage to restoring vision with cell and gene therapies that would replace, regenerate or repair retinal neurons that no longer work.

Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Treatment can involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, immune cell engineering, a bone marrow transplant and immunotherapy.

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 See More

Phrases Containing cell

Kids Definition

cell

noun

ˈsel

: a very small room (as in a prison or a monastery)

: the basic structural unit of living things that is made up of cytoplasm enclosed by a membrane and that typically includes a nucleus and other smaller parts (as mitochondria or chloroplasts) which perform specific functions necessary for life

: a small enclosed part or division (as in a honeycomb)

: a container with substances which can produce an electric current by chemical action

: a device that converts light (as sunlight) that falls on it into electrical energy that is used as a power source

: cell phone

单词	cells
释义	cell noun ˈsel 1 : a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent 2 a : a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (such as a hermit) b : a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person 3 : a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space: such as a : one of the compartments of a honeycomb b : a membranous area bounded by veins in the wing of an insect 4 : a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently 5 a(1) : a receptacle containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis (2) : fuel cell b : a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiation (see radiation sense 1) 6 : a unit in a statistical array (see array entry 2 sense 5) (such as a spreadsheet) formed by the intersection of a column and a row 7 : a basic and usually small unit of an organization or movement terrorist cells 8 : a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit a storm cell 9 a : any of the small sections of a geographic area of a cellular (see cellular entry 1 sense 3) telephone system b : cell phone Illustration of cell A plant B animal; 1 cell wall 2 middle lamella 3 plasma membrane 4 mitochondrion 5 vacuole 6 Golgi apparatus 7 cytoplasm 8 nuclear membrane 9 nucleolus 10 nucleus 11 chromatin 12 endoplasmic reticulum with associated ribosomes 13 chloroplast 14 centriole 15 lysosome Synonyms apartment chamber closet room See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight. his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city Recent Examples on the Web Nearly every cell in your body has its own molecular clock that listens to signals from the master pacemaker in our brain. WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 This means fetal cell lines were not used in its development. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 This is somehow immediately known to the Bad Guys, who blow up Brenda’s cell with threatening messages, then kidnap a family member as collateral. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Many evacuation experts recommend using a federal Amber Alert-style system, which automatically pings every cell phone in a disaster area, but significant cell-phone infrastructure was soon overloaded or destroyed during the disaster. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 The Long Beach Police Department offered to host Banks at their jail across the street that night, but the sheriff's department returned him to the same facility and didn’t provide a cell with a blanket and bed until 3:30 a.m., his lawyers said. Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 Protein is vital for repair of all cells, especially for muscle cells after a tough workout; carbs provide a quick source of energy; and fat is essential for cell growth and development, as SELF reported previously. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022 Strategies range from developing drugs that protect people with vision loss against further damage to restoring vision with cell and gene therapies that would replace, regenerate or repair retinal neurons that no longer work. Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Treatment can involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, immune cell engineering, a bone marrow transplant and immunotherapy. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 See More Word History 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 First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing cell AA cell antigen-presenting cell AAA cell basal cell blood cell cell cycle cell biology cell division cell membrane cell mate cell-mediated cell line cell lot cell phone cell phone lot cell plate cell sap cell phone parking lot cell theory collar cell closed-cell cell wall dry cell fat cell foam cell goblet cell generative cell fuel cell hairy cell leukemia Hadley cell germ cell guard cell HeLa cell helper T cell killer cell killer T cell host cell mast cell natural killer cell mother cell parietal cell photoelectric cell plasma cell programmed cell death Purkinje cell red blood cell red cell sickle cell sickle cell anemia sickle-cell trait solar cell sperm cell stem cell squamous cell suppressor T cell unit cell T cell receptor T helper cell white cell white blood cell beta cell B cell cell suicide effector cell cell body cytotoxic T cell cytolytic T cell flame cell granulosa cell NK cell hair cell egg cell companion cell Sertoli cell oat cell sustentacular cell sleeper cell spindle cell dendritic cell cell respiration palisade cell inter-cell mastoid cell T cell Schwann cell Langerhans cell small-cell lung cancer selenium cell nerve cell somatic cell stone cell pollen mother cell multi-cell padded cell squamous cell carcinoma sex cell secondary cell primary cell See More AA cell antigen-presenting cell AAA cell basal cell blood cell cell cycle cell biology cell division cell membrane cell mate cell-mediated cell line cell lot cell phone cell phone lot cell plate cell sap cell phone parking lot cell theory collar cell closed-cell cell wall dry cell fat cell foam cell goblet cell generative cell fuel cell hairy cell leukemia Hadley cell germ cell guard cell HeLa cell helper T cell killer cell killer T cell host cell mast cell natural killer cell mother cell parietal cell photoelectric cell plasma cell programmed cell death Purkinje cell red blood cell red cell sickle cell sickle cell anemia sickle-cell trait solar cell sperm cell stem cell squamous cell suppressor T cell unit cell T cell receptor T helper cell white cell white blood cell beta cell B cell cell suicide effector cell cell body cytotoxic T cell cytolytic T cell flame cell granulosa cell NK cell hair cell egg cell companion cell Sertoli cell oat cell sustentacular cell sleeper cell spindle cell dendritic cell cell respiration palisade cell inter-cell mastoid cell T cell Schwann cell Langerhans cell small-cell lung cancer selenium cell nerve cell somatic cell stone cell pollen mother cell multi-cell padded cell squamous cell carcinoma sex cell secondary cell primary cell See More Kids Definition cell noun ˈsel 1 : a very small room (as in a prison or a monastery) 2 : the basic structural unit of living things that is made up of cytoplasm enclosed by a membrane and that typically includes a nucleus and other smaller parts (as mitochondria or chloroplasts) which perform specific functions necessary for life 3 : a small enclosed part or division (as in a honeycomb) 4 : a container with substances which can produce an electric current by chemical action 5 : a device that converts light (as sunlight) that falls on it into electrical energy that is used as a power source 6 : cell phone Medical Definition cell noun ˈsel 1 : a small compartment or bounded space 2 : a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various nonliving products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently cells noun plural of cell 1 as in rooms an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall a jail cell Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rooms chambers compartments apartments cubicles bays alcoves cabins closets booths berths accommodations nooks niches snuggeries recesses 2 as in chambers one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided cells in a honeycomb Synonyms & Similar Words chambers compartments cubes cubicles cabins bays boxes cavities holes cabinets alcoves crypts niches drawers hollows pigeonholes nooks bunkers recesses cubbyholes snuggeries booths stalls lockers vaults cribs loges 3 as in affiliates a local unit of an organization his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city Synonyms & Similar Words affiliates chapters branches wings arms councils locals divisions offshoots posts sub-chapters lodges subchapters
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