cell (n)

n00006484

type n
lex_filenum 03
def (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
def they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Outgoing links
Hypernym living thing, animate thing
Part holonym organism, being
Domain of synset - TOPIC biology, biological science
Derivationally related form cell → cellular; cell → cellular
Member of this domain - TOPIC totipotent
Hyponym recombinant; blastomere; flagellated cell; fiber, fibre; Kupffer's cell; beta cell; somatic cell, vegetative cell; blastema; zygote, fertilized ovum; parthenote; embryonic cell, formative cell; akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote; reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell; gametocyte; polar body; Leydig cell, Leydig's cell; Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell; plant cell; archespore, archesporium; daughter cell; mother cell; arthrospore; arthrospore
Part meronym cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane; energid, protoplast; cytoplasm, cytol; nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon; organelle, cell organelle, cell organ; vacuole
Incoming links
Derivationally related form cellular → cell; cellular → cell
Pertainym (pertains to noun) cellular → cell; extracellular → cell; intercellular → cell; intracellular → cell; unicellular → cell
Domain of synset - TOPIC totipotent
Hyponym living thing, animate thing
Part meronym organism, being
Hypernym recombinant; blastomere; flagellated cell; fiber, fibre; Kupffer's cell; beta cell; somatic cell, vegetative cell; blastema; zygote, fertilized ovum; parthenote; embryonic cell, formative cell; akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote; reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell; gametocyte; polar body; Leydig cell, Leydig's cell; Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell; plant cell; archespore, archesporium; daughter cell; mother cell; arthrospore; arthrospore
Part holonym cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane; energid, protoplast; cytoplasm, cytol; nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon; organelle, cell organelle, cell organ; vacuole
Member of this domain - TOPIC biology, biological science

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry