cell

cell
noun
1 smallest living part of an animal/a plant body
ADJECTIVE
dead, living
healthy, normal
abnormal
blood, brain, nerve, skin, etc.

red and white blood cells

egg, sperm
stem
cancer, cancerous
animal, human, plant, etc.
VERB + CELL
create, form, grow
attack, destroy, kill
collect, extract, remove
CELL + VERB
divide

Cells divide and form new cells.

develop, form, grow
die
CELL + NOUN
division, growth, proliferation
membrane, wall
PHRASES
the nucleus of a cell
2 small room
ADJECTIVE
monk's, nun's
jail, police, prison
holding
padded
PREPOSITION
in a/the cell

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