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| cell [ sel ] (plural cells) |
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1. biology basic unit of living thing: the smallest independently functioning unit in the structure of an organism, usually consisting of one or more nuclei surrounded by cytoplasm and enclosed by a membrane. Cells also contain organelles such as mitochondria, lysosomes, and ribosomes.
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2. room for holding prisoner: a room in a prison, in which one or more prisoners are confined, or a small room in a police station, used to confine somebody who has been arrested
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3. small room: a very small and simple room, especially in a monastery or convent
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4. small enclosed structure: a small contained or hollow unit in a structure, e.g. a compartment in a honeycomb or the reproductive organs of a plant, or an area on an insect's wing
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5. electricity engineering something that produces electricity: a device that produces electrical energy by the chemical action of electrodes in an electrolyte
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6. electricity
Same as solar cell
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7. politics activist group: a small group of people who work together and are part of a larger organization, especially members of a political organization who work in secret
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8. telecommunications range of mobile phone transmitter: the area covered by one of the transmitters in a mobile telephone system that automatically switches a traveling user between short-range radio stations
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9. comput space in table: a space for information in a table such as a computer spreadsheet, formed where a row and a column intersect
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10. christianity dependent religious community: a small religious house that is dependent on a larger religious community
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| [Pre-12th century. Via French< Latin cella "small chamber"] |
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  celled adjective |
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