Cell Definition–noun | 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 Communist party. |
| 4. | Biology. a usually microscopic structure containin
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g nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms. |
| 5. | Entomology. one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins. |
| 8. | Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes. |
| 9. | Aeronautics. the gas container of a balloon. |
| 10. | Ecclesiastical. a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house. |
–verb (used without object) | 12. | to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years. |
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Phone Definition–noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), phoned, phon·ing. |
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