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celioscopy

cell


Definition: Meaning of, cell in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɛl /

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cell cells
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  1. body the smallest part of a living thing that can exist independently
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  2. prison a small room in a prison or police station where prisoners are kept
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  3. phone American English a CELLULAR PHONE ; a telephone that you can carry around with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals [=  mobile British English]
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  4. electric a piece of equipment for producing electricity from chemicals, heat, or light
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  5. secret group a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger political organization
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  6. religious a small room in a MONASTERY or CONVENT where someone sleeps
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  7. insect/small animal a small space that an insect or other small creature has made to live in or use
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  • B cell (noun)
    1. antibodies a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin that inactivate the antigens
  • CD4 T cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  • CD4 cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  • CD8 T cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  • CD8 cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  • Clark cell (noun)
    1. a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
  • Clark standard cell (noun)
    1. a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
  • Golgi cell (noun)
    1. a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
  • Golgi's cell (noun)
    1. a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
  • Kerr cell (noun)
    1. optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
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