[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cell \cell\, n. of. celle, fr. l. cella; akin to celare to
   hide, and e. hell, helm, conceal. cf. hall.
   1. a very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a
      monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.
      1913 webster

            the heroic confessor in his cell.     --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. a small religious house attached to a monastery or
      convent. "cells or dependent priories." --milman.
      1913 webster

   3. any small cavity, or hollow place.
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   4. arch.
      a the space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
      b same as cella.
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   5. elec. a jar of vessel, or a division of a compound
      vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.
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   6. biol. one of the minute elementary structures, of which
      the greater part of the various tissues and organs of
      animals and plants are composed.
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   note: all cells have their origin in the primary cell from
         which the organism was developed. in the lowest animal
         and vegetable forms, one single cell constitutes the
         complete individual, such being called unicelluter
         orgamisms. a typical cell is composed of a semifluid
         mass of protoplasm, more or less granular, generally
         containing in its center a nucleus which in turn
         frequently contains one or more nucleoli, the whole
         being surrounded by a thin membrane, the cell wall. in
         some cells, as in those of blood, in the amoeba, and
         in embryonic cells both vegetable and animal, there
         is no restricting cell wall, while in some of the
         unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting.
         see illust. of bipolar.
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   air cell. see air cell.

   cell development called also cell genesis, cell
      formation, and cytogenesis, the multiplication, of
      cells by a process of reproduction under the following
      common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or
      budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. see
      segmentation, gemmation, etc.

   cell theory. biol. see cellular theory, under
      cellular.
      1913 webster
see also:
hall cella bipolar air cell cell development cell genesis 
cell formation cytogenesis segmentation gemmation cell theory 
cellular theory cellular 

Cell >> C Words
Cell, definition of term: Cell
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Cell Nucleus >> C Words
Cell Nucleus, definition of term: Cell Nucleus
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Cell Theory >> C Words
Cell Theory, definition of term: Cell Theory
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Cell Wall >> C Words
Cell Wall, definition of term: Cell Wall
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Cell Membrane >> C Words
Cell Membrane, definition of term: Cell Membrane
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Air Cell >> A Words
Air Cell, definition of term: Air Cell
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Blood Cell >> B Words
Blood Cell, definition of term: Blood Cell
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Cancer Cell >> C Words
Cancer Cell, definition of term: Cancer Cell
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B Cell >> B Words
B Cell, definition of term: B Cell
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