cell
15 ENTRIES FOUND:
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cells
plural
cells
Britannica Dictionary definition of CELL
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1
a
:
a room in a prison, jail, etc., where prisoners live or are kept
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a prison/jail cell
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The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.
b
:
a small room that one person (such as a monk or a nun) lives in
2
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any one of the very small parts that together form all living things
— often used before another noun
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blood/brain cells
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cancer cells
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The nucleus splits during cell division.
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Her white blood cell count is low.
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the cell walls of plants
3
:
any one of many similar sections that together form a larger structure
4
technical
a
:
a container for holding substances that are used for producing electricity by chemical action
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a dry cell battery
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a fuel cell
b
:
a device for changing light (such as sunlight) into electricity
5
:
a small group of people who work together secretly as part of a larger organization or group
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7
computers
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a space where information can be entered in an organized arrangement of rows and columns
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a unit in a table or spreadsheet
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see picture at table
— used in combination
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single-celled organisms
