Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
tube — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, L, Photronic cell, adjutage, amplifier, anode, attenuator, audio frequency tube, baggage train, ballast regulator, ballast tube, barrel, base, beam switching tube, bole, branch, cable railroad, cable railway,… … Moby Thesaurus
tube — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pipe, hose, conduit; tunnel, subway; slang, television. See passage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hollow cylinder] Syn. conduit, hose, test tube, tubing, tunnel, loom, subway; see also pipe 1 . 2. [A… … English dictionary for students
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
cell — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, Photronic cell, adytum, animal cell, apartment, ashram, bastille, bioplast, black hole, booth, borstal, borstal institution, box, bridewell, brig, bunch, cabal, cadre, camarilla, cavity, cellular tissue,… … Moby Thesaurus
Cell membrane — Illustration of a Eukaryotic cell membrane The cell membrane or plasma membrane is a biological mem … Wikipedia
Cell type — A cell type is a distinct morphological or functional form of cell. When a cell switches state from one cell type to another, it undergoes cellular differentiation.AnimalsHumansDifferent cell types react differently to external stimuli. For… … Wikipedia
Flame cell — removing waste materials. Bundles of flame cells are called protonephredia.The flame cell has a nucleated cell body, with a cup shaped projection, with cilia covering the inner surface of the cup. The beating of these cilia resemble a flame,… … Wikipedia
sterile cell — Cell in a gymnosperm pollen tube that gives rise, by cell division, to two spermatids and, eventually, two spermatozoids … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
