cellular

[ sel-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈsɛl yə lər /

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adjective

pertaining to or characterized by cellules or cells, especially minute compartments or cavities.

of or relating to cellular phones.

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Origin of cellular

1745–55; <New Latin cellulāris, equivalent to cellul(a) “live cell” (Latin: “little room”; see cellule) + -āris -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cellular

cel·lu·lar·i·ty, nouncel·lu·lar·ly, adverb

Words nearby cellular

cell pack, cell phone, cell plate, cell sap, cell theory, cellular, cellular differentiation, cellular immunity, cellular radio, cellular respiration, cellular slime mold

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How to use cellular in a sentence

When the spike proteins that surround the virus latch onto a host cell with an ACE2 receptor, they open up a cellular doorway that allows the virus to hijack the cell.
New diabetes cases linked to covid-19|Erin Blakemore|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
If it can connect over standard phone lines or via cellular connection, it will likely be OK during an outage.
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Human cells then make the spike protein, triggering the immune system to produce antibodies and fire up cellular immune defenses from T cells, which attack the coronavirus should it be encountered later.
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease|Tina Hesman Saey|January 29, 2021|Science News
Rosenworcel wrote a dissent to the T-Mobile and Sprint merger plainly stating that it would hurt consumers by reducing the number of options available to them when it comes to cellular service.
The FCC is about to undergo a huge shift that could drastically affect the internet|Stan Horaczek|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science

Thanks to the cellular feature on the SE, I now leave my phone at home when I go for a run each afternoon, knowing that I can still call my wife to tell her I’m gonna tack on a few more miles.
Why I Prefer the Apple Watch SE to the Series 6|Jakob Schiller|January 20, 2021|Outside Online
Accounts of the prison have come from women who managed to hide their cellular phones, calling relatives to describe their plight.
Rape and Sexual Slavery Inside an ISIS Prison|Ford Sypher|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Observing a sex difference in a patient population is important, but finding a cellular parallel is truly remarkable.
Why Men May Be More Likely to Get Deadly Brain Cancer|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beta amyloid, he thinks, is one of many things that can stress cellular garbage disposal in the brain.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mammalian cellular metabolism, aka the basic rules of being alive on planet Earth, runs best at a pH between 7.38 and 7.42.
Alkalinizing Someone to Improve His or Her Health Is Simple-Minded, Fatuous, and Dangerous|Kent Sepkowitz|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lymph system serves to gather and remove cellular toxins.
How to Recover from Christmas|Dave Asprey|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The thread was lodged in the perforated part, and consequently left in contact with the cellular membrane.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae|Edward Jenner
Such a radiator is known as the honeycomb, or cellular, the former term being applied to those whose cells resemble a honeycomb.
The Gasoline Motor|Harold Whiting Slauson
The elementary tissues of both kingdoms have been traced, in whatever form they may be found, to a cellular origin.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove
The animal part is a very fine network, called the cellular membrane.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
The cellular incubator (Fig. 114) which was made for me some years ago is of the greatest practical utility.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for cellular

cellular

/ (ˈsɛljʊlə) /

adjective

of, relating to, resembling, or composed of a cell or cells

having cells or small cavities; porous

divided into a network of cells

textiles woven with an open texturea cellular blanket

designed for or involving cellular radio

Derived forms of cellular

cellularity (ˌsɛljʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun

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