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1. germ_cell
noun. a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation.
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4. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] (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.
5. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.
6. germ
noun. ['ˈdʒɝːm'] a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.
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- germ (English)
- germe (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- germen (Latin)
7. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver.
8. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement.