cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Cell nucleus — HeLa cells stained for the cell nucleus DNA with the Blue Hoechst dye. The central and rightmost cell are in interphase, thus their entire nuclei are labeled. On the left, a cell is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed ready for… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Cell disruption — is a method or process for releasing biological molecules from inside a cell. Choice of disruption method The production of biologically interesting molecules using cloning and culturing methods allows the study and manufacture of relevant… … Wikipedia
Mechanical engineering — Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants … Wikipedia
Mechanical properties of DNA — The mechanical properties of DNA, which are directly related to its structure, are a significant problem for cells. Every process which binds or reads DNA is able to use or modify the mechanical properties of DNA for purposes of recognition,… … Wikipedia
Cell membrane — Illustration of a Eukaryotic cell membrane The cell membrane or plasma membrane is a biological mem … Wikipedia
Cell biology — Not to be confused with Cell (biology). Cell research redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Research (journal) … Wikipedia
process — I. noun (plural processes) Etymology: Middle English proces, from Anglo French procés, from Latin processus, from procedere Date: 14th century 1. a. progress, advance < in the process of time > b. someth … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cell sap — The cell sap (known alternatively as a sap vacuole) is a dilute fluid that is found in the large central vacuole of many plant cells. It contains water, amino acids, glucose, and salts. The sap has many functions, such as storage of useful… … Wikipedia
Glossary of fuel cell terms — The Glossary of fuel cell terms lists the definitions of many terms used within the fuel cell industry. The terms in this glossary may be used by fuel cell industry associations, in education material and fuel cell codes and standards to name but … Wikipedia