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cell
What does cell mean?
cell (noun): (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce cell?
/sɛl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cell come from?
From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to cell
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “cell” mean?
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Not quite: that's what climate means.
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Right! That's what “cell” means.
health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect
Not quite: that's what welfare means.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Not quite: that's what proof means.
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