Meanings
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adj
characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
The cellular construction of a beehive.
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2
adj
relating to cells
Cellular walls.
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3
adj
Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems.
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adj
Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of cellular fabric.
A cellular sports shirt.
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Etymology
From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.