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solu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cell noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.

Senses

solu is used for these senses in English:

  • cell A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. [from 14th c.]
  • cell A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. [from 18th c.]
  • cell (biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.]
  • cell (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]
  • cell A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.]
  • cyto- (biology) cell.

cell — full definition

  1. noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
  2. noun A small locked room in a prison or police station.
  3. noun A device that stores electrical energy, used alone or grouped into a battery.
  4. noun A small group forming part of a larger, often secretive, organization.

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