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cellular

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cellular

1
adj
relating to cells
2
adj
characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cellular
1

adj relating to cells

cellular walls”
cellular physiology”
2

adj characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)

“the cellular construction of a beehive”
“any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
Synonyms
cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
having an open or latticed or porous structure
alveolate, cavitied, faveolate, honeycombed, pitted
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cell-like
resembling a cell
lymphoblast-like
resembling a lymphoblast
multicellular
consisting of many cells
Antonyms:
acellular, noncellular
not made up of or divided into cells
cell-free
lacking cells
one-celled, single-celled
having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
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