Meaning & use
cell
The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.
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We examined an onion cell under the microscope.
A bacterium consists of a single cell.
A note on using this word
Cells vary in structure. Most plant and animal cells have nuclei, while bacterial cells do not have a membrane-bound nucleus.
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