How to pronounce cell

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What cell means

noun

Most people know cell in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A tiny living unit that plants and animals are made of

In a sentence: Under the microscope, we could see each cell in the onion skin.

Where it comes from: It comes from Latin cella, a small room. Scientists used it for the tiny spaces they saw in living things. The phone was named much later.

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