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cell
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cell
 (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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cell, electric cell
 a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
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cell, jail cell, prison cell
 a room where a prisoner is kept
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cell, cubicle
 small room is which a monk or nun lives
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cell
 any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
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cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone
 a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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cell, cadre
 a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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