| 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 |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
| cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
| flame cell | organ of excretion in flatworms |
| flagellated cell | any cell or oneelled organism equipped with a flagellum |
choanocyte
collar cell | any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum, they maintain a flow of water through the body |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
boiling water reactor
BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| breeder reactor | a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns |
bullpen
detention cell
detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
cell
electric cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
cell jail cell
prison cell | a room where a prisoner is kept |
| cell cubicle | small room in which a monk or nun lives |
| cell | any small compartment, the cells of a honeycomb |
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter
receiver |
| chemical reactor | an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
Clark cell
Clark standard cell | a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force |
| dry cell | a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid, the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell, used in flashlights, portable radios, etc. |
| 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) |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
| gasooled reactor | a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant |
| holding cell | a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial |
| Kerr cell | optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media, passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel, used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam |
| Leclanche cell | voltaic cell that produces approximately . volts |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| mercury cell | a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
photoelectric cell
photoconductive cell
photocell
electric eye
magic eye | a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations |
pressurized water reactor
PWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| reactor | an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit |
| selenium cell | a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium |
solar cell
photovoltaic cell | a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy |
| standard cell | a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
storage cell
secondary cell | a cell that can be recharged |
| thermal reactor | a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator |
thermonuclear reactor
fusion reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy |
voltaic cell
galvanic cell
primary cell | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy, cannot be recharged |
| waterooled reactor | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant |
Weston cell
cadmium cell | a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) |
| wet cell | a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte |
| skin cell | any of the cells making up the skin |
| epidermal cell | any of the cells making up the epidermis |
| prickle cell | a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickleell layer), has many spines and radiating processes |
| epithelial cell | one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium |
columnar cell
columnar epithelial cell | an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column, some have cilia |
cuboidal cell
cuboidal epithelial cell | an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube |
| goblet cell | an epithelial cell that secretes mucous |
| hair cell | a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti |
| Kupffer's cell | specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells |