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- [sel]
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- [sel]
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Definitions of cell word
- countable noun cell A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells. 3
- countable noun cell A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives. 3
- countable noun cell You can refer to a small group of people within a larger organization as a cell. 3
- noun cell a small simple room, as in a prison, convent, monastery, or asylum; cubicle 3
- noun cell any small compartment 3
- noun cell the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. It consists of a nucleus, containing the genetic material, surrounded by the cytoplasm in which are mitochondria, lysosomes, ribosomes, and other organelles. All cells are bounded by a cell membrane; plant cells have an outer cell wall in addition 3
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Origin of cell
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; 1665-75 for def 4; Middle English celle < Old French celle < Medieval Latin cella monastic cell, Latin: room (see cella); Old English cell < Medieval Latin, as above; see cella
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Parts of speech for Cell
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determiner
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cell popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cell usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cell
noun cell
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- egg — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- unit — a single thing or person.
- microorganism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
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