(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
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Cytomembrane
a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane"
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transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
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(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and support…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global cli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.an electrode that responds to the excitation signal without affecting the composition of the solution being measured.; "The indicator…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential react…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thin, membrane, double, layer, lipids.a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential react…
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