cel

Definitions of cel
  1. noun
    a room where a prisoner is kept
    synonyms: provoost
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    politiecel
    a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
    koelapparaat, koelmachine
    a cell for violent prisoners
    wachthuis, wachtkamer
    a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined
    scheepsruim
    a cell in a jail or prison
    verhoorkamer, zweetkamertje
    small or narrow cell
    type of:
    kamer
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  2. noun
    (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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    geslachtscel, kiemcel
    a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
    archesporium
    primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops
    blast, moedercel
    cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops
    beencel, beenlichaampje
    a cell that is part of a bone
    bloedcel, bloedlichaampje
    either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
    vetbolletje
    cells composed of fat
    spiercel
    an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
    zenuwvezel
    a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
    neuron, zenuwcel
    a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
  3. noun
    small room in which a monk or nun lives
    synonyms: provoost
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    kamer
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  4. noun
    a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
    synonyms: cello, violoncel
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    strijkinstrument
    stringed instruments that are played with a bow
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