adjective
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of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells
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having cells or small cavities; porous
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divided into a network of cells
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textiles woven with an open texture
a cellular blanket
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designed for or involving cellular radio
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cellular
1745–55; < New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” ( Latin: “little room”; see cellule) + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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By defining the disorder more precisely at the cellular and molecular levels, studies like this one could eventually provide new targets for treatment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Model Y is, of course, connected out the wazoo, with cellular data, Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband and Bluetooth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Clear differences emerged when the researchers compared the cellular profiles of males and females.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
This does not mean organoids have memories like we tend to think of them -- such as recalling something from childhood -- but simply that their past is "engraved" on a cellular level, Arlotta emphasised.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Proteins, Brenner and Jacob knew, are synthesized within a cell by a specialized cellular component called the ribosome.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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