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cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as…
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(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they 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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A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
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A room where a prisoner is kept
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Small room in which a monk or nun lives
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Any small compartment
“The cells of a honeycomb”
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A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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The cells of a honeycomb
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