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cell

cell

122 3.9
A small device inside a battery that makes electricity
  • noun
  • /sɛl/
  • Specialized
: celda
  • The battery operates efficiently because each cell generates a consistent electric current.
  • fuel cell
  • solar cell
  • photovoltaic cell

So delta E cell has a lot of different names.

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Examples

  • Using reasonable device parameters for single-junction solar cells, one calculates a maximum theoretical efficiency of 29%.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The 1210 series can be used for fuel cell, inkjet, and diagnostic applications.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And a new fuel cell is not going to fix that.

  • Fuel cells one through four, negative function.

  • A storage battery with fuel cells, if you will.

  • The energy source for the cell through breaking of this bond.

  • Somehow my fuel cells have gone dry.

  • When a series of cells is linked together, they form a module or panel.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The second precondition is the integration of hydrogen-powered fuel cell market development between vehicles and buildings.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Japan is first in installations of solar PV cells, boasting two of the five leading world manufacturers.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

fuel cell
vscell
  • Specialized
41 4.5

A device that makes electricity from hydrogen and oxygen

is the broader device covering both battery and fuel types
electric cell
vscell
1 4.0

A small device that makes electricity when its chemicals change

is the basic unit commonly found in batteries or fuel cells
storage cell
vscell
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A device that stores electricity and can be charged again

is the general device producing current by chemical reaction, not only for storage
primary cell
vscell
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A small battery that you throw away after one use

is the general unit that also includes rechargeable forms
voltaic cell
vscell
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A device that makes electricity from a reaction between two metals and cannot be charged again

is the general unit not limited to nonrechargeable forms
galvanic cell
vscell
  • Specialized
7.0

A device that makes electricity when chemicals react and cannot be recharged

is the basic unit that can be rechargeable or nonrechargeable
secondary cell
vscell
  • Specialized
5.4

A battery you can recharge and use many times

is the basic unit that is not necessarily rechargeable

Compounds

stem cell
  • Specialized
159 4.1

A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself

brain cell
  • Specialized
61 2.8

A cell in the brain that sends and receives messages

blood cell
  • Specialized
59 2.5

A cell in the blood that carries oxygen or fights infection

stem-cell research
  • Specialized
47 3.7

Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease

47 1.5

A small room in a prison where guards keep prisoners

fuel cell
  • Specialized
41 4.5

A device that makes electricity from hydrogen and oxygen

cancer cell
  • Specialized
39 2.5

An abnormal body cell that divides without control and forms a tumor

39 4.1

A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court

34 2.7

A small locked room in jail for holding a person

31 3.3

A blood cell that eats and kills germs to protect the body

T cell
  • Specialized
29 4.2

A white blood cell made in the thymus that helps the body fight infections and cancer cells

white blood cell
  • Specialized
21 2.5

A cell in the blood that helps the body fight infections

19 6.0

A small secret group that plans violent attacks for political reasons

red blood cell
  • Specialized
17 3.1

A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues

skin cell
  • Specialized
17 2.7

A small living part of the skin that makes it and helps protect the body

solar cell
  • Specialized
17 3.6

A device that changes sunlight into electricity

sickle cell
  • Specialized
16 4.3

A red blood cell with a crescent shape that can block small blood vessels

nerve cell
  • Specialized
15 3.4

A cell that sends electrical signals to carry messages between the brain and body

11 4.1

A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments

9 8.9

A secret group of people who stay inactive until told to attack or spy

fat cell
  • Specialized
8 2.8

A small part of the body that stores fat for energy

B cell
  • Specialized
8 4.3

A white blood cell that makes antibodies to fight infections

cell wall
  • Specialized
7 3.6

A hard layer around the cells of plants, fungi, and some bacteria that gives support and protection

cell death
  • Specialized
7 3.9

A natural process in which living cells die during growth or repair

cell membrane
  • Specialized
7 3.6

A thin flexible outer layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves

muscle cell
  • Specialized
7 3.0

A long body cell that makes muscles move by becoming shorter and longer

cell division
  • Specialized
6 2.8

A cell splits to make two new cells for growth or repair

bone cell
  • Specialized
5 3.7

A living part inside a bone that helps make new bone and remove old bone

egg cell
  • Specialized
5 3.6

A female cell that can join with a sperm to grow into a new animal or plant

sickle-cell anemia
  • Specialized
4 4.1

An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain

epithelial cell
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A cell that forms a thin layer covering body surfaces and inner organs

4 3.5

A male cell that joins a female egg to make a baby

Leydig cell
  • Specialized
3 7.1

A cell in the testes that makes the hormone testosterone

embryonic cell
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A cell in an embryo during early growth

cell nucleus
  • Specialized
3 3.2

The part of a cell surrounded by a membrane that holds DNA and controls growth and reproduction

plant cell
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside

A large room in a jail or police station where officers keep several people for a short time

photovoltaic cell
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A device that changes sunlight into electricity

somatic cell
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A body cell that is not a sex cell

CD4 cell
  • Specialized
2 5.1

A white blood cell that helps control the immune system and that HIV attacks

target cell
  • Specialized
2 5.2

A cell that responds to a specific agent, like a hormone or a virus

sickle-cell disease
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A blood condition passed from parents that makes red blood cells crescent-shaped and causes pain

unit cell
  • Specialized
2 6.8

The smallest part of a crystal that repeats in three directions to form the whole crystal

glial cell
  • Specialized
2 6.9

A part of the brain and nerves that supports, protects, and helps nerve cells work

CD4 T cell
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A white blood cell that helps the body fight infection by guiding other immune cells

squamous cell
  • Specialized
2 5.8

A thin, flat cell that forms the outer layer of the skin and some body surfaces

hair cell
  • Specialized
2 5.6

A cell in the inner ear that senses sound vibrations

germ cell
  • Specialized
2 5.8

Cell like a sperm or egg that carries genes to children

killer cell
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A white blood cell that finds and kills virus-infected cells

CD8 cell
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A type of white blood cell that finds and kills virus-infected or abnormal cells

reproductive cell
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life

beta cell
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A cell in the pancreas that makes and releases insulin to control blood sugar

A small device that makes electricity when its chemicals change

plasma cell
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A white blood cell that makes antibodies to fight infections

CD8 T cell
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A kind of immune cell that finds and kills cells infected by viruses

1 6.1

A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets

mast cell
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A large cell in body tissue that releases chemicals during allergic reactions and inflammation

storage cell
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A device that stores electricity and can be charged again

mother cell
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A cell that makes another cell during the growth or reproduction of a living thing

lymph cell
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A small white blood cell that helps the body fight infection and often increases during illness

1 9.6

A small secret group of people who plan or use political violence

sex cell
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A cell that joins another to make a new living thing, like sperm or egg

1 4.6

A common skin cancer that starts in the flat cells of the middle and outer layers of skin

programmed cell death
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A process where a cell kills itself to help the body stay healthy

ganglion cell
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A nerve cell with its main part outside the brain and spinal cord, often in the retina

sleeper cell
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A hidden program in a computer network that stays inactive until activated to do harm

daughter cell
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A cell formed when one cell divides, usually like the parent cell

helper cell
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A white blood cell that helps other immune cells fight infections

intelligence cell
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small secret group that watches places or people to gather information

cell organ
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A part inside a cell that does a specific job, like making energy

small cell carcinoma
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A very serious cancer made of small round cells that grows and spreads quickly in the lungs

Sertoli cell
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A long cell in the tubes of the testis that supports and feeds growing sperm cells

electrolytic cell
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A device with a liquid that uses electricity to force a chemical reaction

How Powerful

car battery
15 2.7
battery pack
14 3.5
battery
  • Specialized
673 2.9
cell
  • Specialized
122 3.9

Surface Forms

cell singular
cells plural

Etymology

The word cell for a battery unit comes from Latin cella, meaning 'small room', because early batteries were made of separate small compartments that produced electricity, so each battery cell is a single unit that makes current.