| cell | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cell | any small compartment.; "the cells of a honeycomb" |
| ~ compartment | a space into which an area is subdivided. |
| n. (tops) | 2. 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 in higher plants and animals. |
| ~ animate thing, living thing | a living (or once living) entity. |
| ~ organism, being | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. |
| ~ recombinant | a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred. |
| ~ blastomere | any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg. |
| ~ flagellated cell | any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum. |
| ~ fibre, fiber | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber). |
| ~ kupffer's cell | specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells. |
| ~ beta cell | a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas. |
| ~ cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane | a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell.; "all cells have a cell membrane" |
| ~ somatic cell, vegetative cell | any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes.; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells" |
| ~ blastema | a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops. |
| ~ energid, protoplast | a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts. |
| ~ fertilized ovum, zygote | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell). |
| ~ parthenote | a cell resulting from parthenogenesis. |
| ~ cytol, cytoplasm | the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism. |
| ~ cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction. |
| ~ cell organ, cell organelle, organelle | a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ.; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" |
| ~ vacuole | a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| ~ embryonic cell, formative cell | a cell of an embryo. |
| ~ acaryote, akaryocyte, akaryote | a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte). |
| ~ germ cell, reproductive cell, sex cell | a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation. |
| ~ gametocyte | an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis. |
| ~ polar body | a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded. |
| ~ leydig's cell, leydig cell | a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone. |
| ~ sertoli's cell, sertoli cell | elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids. |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ plant cell | a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant. |
| ~ archespore, archesporium | primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ~ daughter cell | a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell.; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical" |
| ~ mother cell | cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops.; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell" |
| ~ arthrospore | one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi. |
| ~ arthrospore | a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria. |
| ~ totipotent | having the ability to give rise to unlike cells.; "embryonic stem cells are totipotent" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cell, electric cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ electrolytic cell | a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen). |
| ~ fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars. |
| ~ photovoltaic cell, solar cell | a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy. |
| ~ secondary cell, storage cell | a cell that can be recharged. |
| ~ galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged. |
| n. (group) | 4. cadre, cell | a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement. |
| ~ sleeper cell | a cell of sleepers.; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base" |
| ~ radical cell, terrorist cell | a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members).; "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" |
| ~ political entity, political unit | a unit with political responsibilities. |
| ~ political movement | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. cell, cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver. |
| ~ radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. cell, cubicle | small room in which a monk or nun lives. |
| ~ convent | a religious residence especially for nuns. |
| ~ monastery | the residence of a religious community. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. cell, jail cell, prison cell | a room where a prisoner is kept. |
| ~ detention cell, detention centre, bullpen | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily. |
| ~ cellblock, ward | a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). |
| ~ cooler, tank | a cell for violent prisoners. |
| ~ dungeon | a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined. |
| ~ guardroom | a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined. |
| ~ keep, hold | a cell in a jail or prison. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ sweatbox | small or narrow cell. |
| jail | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). |
| ~ bastille | a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner). |
| ~ correctional institution | a penal institution maintained by the government. |
| ~ holding cell | a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial. |
| ~ hoosegow, hoosgow | slang for a jail. |
| ~ house of correction | (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences. |
| ~ lockup | jail in a local police station. |
| ~ workhouse | a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months. |
| v. (social) | 2. gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ detain, confine | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| prison | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. prison, prison house | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment. |
| ~ bastille | a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner). |
| ~ cellblock, ward | a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). |
| ~ chokey, choky | British slang (dated) for a prison. |
| ~ correctional institution | a penal institution maintained by the government. |
| ~ newgate | a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902. |
| ~ nick | (British slang) a prison.; "he's in the nick" |
| ~ panopticon | a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791. |
| ~ state prison | a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.. |
| n. (state) | 2. prison, prison house | a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement. |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| imprison | | |
| v. (social) | 1. imprison | confine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
| ~ detain, confine | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
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