Phrase Hound found 340 phrases and 90 compound words that contain cell. The most common are listed below. Open cell in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 340
- cell phoneA portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.
- stem cellA primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.
- fuel cellAn electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy.
- blood cellAny of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.
- cell-phonesplural of cell-phone: A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.
- cell wallA rigid, non-living structural layer located outside the cell membrane in certain cells, such as those of plants, fungi, bacteria, and some algae, providing support, shape, and protection.
- cell lineA biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell.
- cell cycleThe life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.
- cell membraneThe semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell.
- cell divisiona process by which a cell divides into two cells
- white blood cellA type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.
- red blood cellA type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.
- solar cellA semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
- cell linesplural of cell line: A biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell.
- cell deathThe breakdown of the structure of a cell after completion of a number of cell divisions.
- cancer cellA cell that divides continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells.
- sickle cellAn abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
- T cellA lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.
- germ cellA cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell.
- unit cellThe smallest repeating structure (parallelepiped) of atoms within a crystal, from which the structure of the complete crystal can be inferred.
- host cellA living cell which harbours an infectious agent (such as a virus or bacterium).
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- B cellA lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is co-responsible for the immune system.
- cell groupA collection of cells that work together to perform a specific, coordinated function within a multicellular organism.
- cell countThe number of cells in a volume of liquid.
Compound words 90
- cellblockA wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
- microcellA simple cell consisting of a nucleus and protoplasm within a membrane
- cellcoA cellular telecommunications company.
- multicellInvolving multiple cells.
- macrocellThe largest and most powerful type of mobile phone cell.
- cancercellAlternative form of cancer cell: A cell that divides continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells.
- celllessWithout cells.
- polycellpolychoron
- cellhouseOne of the buildings in a prison that contains cells for the inmates; cellblock.
- unicellAny unicelled organism.