cell
noun
/sɛl/
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- (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]
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- A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. [from 18th c.]
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- (biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.]
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.]
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