cell wall
sɛl wɔːl
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Definition of cell wall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
structureTECH.rigid layer surrounding plant and prokaryotic cellsTECH.
  • The cell wall provides support to the plant cell.
barrier enclosure membrane
2.
biologyTECH.outer layer of cells in plants and fungiTECH.
  • The cell wall is made of cellulose in plants.
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Expressions with cell wall

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bacterial cell walln.
rigid outer layer surrounding a bacterium, giving shape and physical protection
Penicillin works by disrupting the bacterial cell wall during growth.

Expressions with cell

sleeper celln.
group secretly waiting to perform harmful acts
The authorities uncovered a sleeper cell planning an attack.
brain celln.
cell in the brain like a neuron
Scientists study brain cells to understand memory.
cell towern.
structure with antennas that sends and receives mobile phone signals
A new cell tower was built to improve coverage in the valley.
jail celln.
locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison
The inmate was taken to his jail cell.
prison celln.
room in prison for holding prisoners
The prisoner was locked in a small prison cell.
police celln.
small locked room in a police station for keeping arrested people
They held him in a police cell overnight after the arrest.

Expressions with wall

stone walln.
wall made from stone
The ancient castle had a strong stone wall.
wall inv.
surround someone or something with walls to keep inside
They tried to wall in the garden to keep animals out.
wall offv.
separate an area using a wall
They decided to wall off the garden for privacy.
wall upv.
isolate oneself from others
He walled up after the incident.
against the walladv.
in contact with a wall surface
The bookshelf is placed against the wall.
go over the wallv.
escape by climbing over a wall or barrier
The prisoner tried to go over the wall at night.
hit a brick wallv.
reach a point where no further progress can be made
After hours of discussion, we hit a brick wall and had to adjourn.
hit a wallv.
encounter a major obstacle stopping progress
During the project, we hit a wall and had to rethink.
like speaking to a wallexp.
used to describe talking when no one listens or responds
It felt like speaking to a wall when I explained the problem.
like talking to a brick wallexp.
expressing frustration when someone ignores what you say
Talking to him is like talking to a brick wall.

Terms related to cell wall

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celllayerplantprokaryoticprotectionrigiditystructuresupportbarrierfungusrigid

Terms with cell wall included in their meaning

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plant celln.
biology
basic structural unit of plants containing organelles within a cell wall
Gram stainn.
biology
laboratory method to classify bacteria by cell wall properties
lumenn.
biology
space within a plant cell wall
appositionn.
biology
growth of cell wall layers in biology
frustulen.
biology
hard siliceous cell wall of a diatom
leptosporangiateadj.
fern biology
having sporangia that develop from one surface cell, with one-layer wall
lipoteichoic acidn.
bacterial cell wall
substance in Gram-positive bacteria cell walls made from teichoic acids
mycoplasman.
biology
bacterium lacking a cell wall causing infections

Examples of cell wall in a sentence

  • The cell wall's composition varies among species.
  • Scientists study the cell wall to understand plant structure.
  • The cell wall provides rigidity to the plant cells.

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  1. French:paroi cellulaire, ...
  2. German:Zellwand, ...
  3. Italian:parete cellulare, ...
  4. Spanish:pared celular, membrana celular, ...
  5. Portuguese:parede celular, parede da célula, ...
  6. Chinese:细胞壁, 细胞外层, ...
  7. Japanese:細胞壁, セルウォール, ...
  8. Arabic:جِدَار خَلَوِي, جدار الخلية, ...
  9. Hebrew:קִיר תָּא, דּוֹפֶן תָּא, ...
  10. Russian:клеточная стенка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:клітинна стінка, клітинна оболонка, ...
  12. Hindi:कोशिका भित्ति, ...

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