cell
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1. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops)
| hyponym | : | recombinant, |
| definition | : | a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | blastomere, |
| definition | : | any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | flagellated cell, |
| definition | : | any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fiber, fibre, |
| definition | : | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | kupffer's cell, |
| definition | : | specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | beta cell, |
| definition | : | a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | somatic cell, vegetative cell, |
| definition | : | any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | blastema, |
| definition | : | a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fertilized ovum, zygote, |
| definition | : | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | parthenote, |
| definition | : | a cell resulting from parthenogenesis (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | gametocyte, |
| definition | : | an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | polar body, |
| definition | : | a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sertoli cell, sertoli's cell, |
| definition | : | elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | plant cell, |
| definition | : | a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | archespore, archesporium, |
| definition | : | primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | daughter cell, |
| definition | : | a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | mother cell, |
| definition | : | cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arthrospore, |
| definition | : | one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arthrospore, |
| definition | : | a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane, |
| definition | : | a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | energid, protoplast, |
| definition | : | a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cytol, cytoplasm, |
| definition | : | the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus, |
| definition | : | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vacuole, |
| definition | : | a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | being, organism, |
| definition | : | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops) |
| domain member category | : | totipotent, |
| definition | : | having the ability to give rise to unlike cells (adj.pert) |
2. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electrical device, |
| definition | : | a device that produces or is powered by electricity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electrolytic cell, |
| definition | : | a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fuel cell, |
| definition | : | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell, |
| definition | : | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged (noun.artifact) |
3. a room where a prisoner is kept (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | room, |
| definition | : | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bullpen, detention cell, detention centre, |
| definition | : | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cooler, tank, |
| definition | : | a cell for violent prisoners (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dungeon, |
| definition | : | a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | guardroom, |
| definition | : | a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hold, keep, |
| definition | : | a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sweatbox, |
| definition | : | small or narrow cell (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | cellblock, ward, |
| definition | : | a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) (noun.artifact) |
4. small room in which a monk or nun lives (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | room, |
| definition | : | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | convent, |
| definition | : | a religious residence especially for nuns (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | monastery, |
| definition | : | the residence of a religious community (noun.artifact) |
5. any small compartment (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | compartment, |
| definition | : | a space into which an area is subdivided (noun.artifact) |
6. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver (noun.artifact)
7. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | sleeper cell, |
| definition | : | a cell of sleepers (noun.group) |
| member meronym | : | political movement, |
| definition | : | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal (noun.group) |
8. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
9. any small compartment (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | relating to cells (adj.pert) |
10. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cell phone, |
| definition | : | call up by using a cellular phone (verb.communication) |
11. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement (noun.group)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | relating to cells (adj.pert) |
12. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
13. any small compartment (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | relating to cells (adj.pert) |
14. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cell phone, |
| definition | : | call up by using a cellular phone (verb.communication) |
15. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement (noun.group)
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | relating to cells (adj.pert) |
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